Charles Tisron

I am 54 years old, I have been in prison for the last 14 years. I have done time in both federal and state prisons. I have 9 felony convictions, 7 for felony assaults and two for weapons violations. I hold a 2nd degree black belt in (Okunawin Shorin Ryu). In the eighties I fought in several tough-man competitions. I also have several pro-fights sanctioned by the W.K.A. I also fought the then world welter weight champion, Dino Newville in 1986. I spent many years working as a bouncer, bodyguard and enforcer. I have been in hundreds of bar brawls and street fights. I have had 14 broken bones, two gunshot wounds and a knife wound. I have been under the surgeon's knife eleven times. I was an amateur gunsmith, I reloaded my own ammunition for many years and I collected military and civilian firearms. I competed in long range rifle competitions with the M1A. Springfield. I was an avid hunter and outdoorsman my whole life. I drove taxi in Grand Rapids Michigan for fifteen years. I owned several different large dog breeds, including a Mastiff and a Majestic tree hound. I am a cook, certified by the federal labor board and in my home state of Michigan. In prison I write, run and weightlift, I have a projected outdate of 2015. I was published in Adirondack Life Magazine for a profile I wrote of Dorian Gossey in the December 2011 issue.