SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota man who went from outlaw
biker to ordained minister says a presidential pardon made him cry
and bolstered his desire to help others.
The Rev. Al Peratt Sr. of Sioux Falls was sentenced in 1990 to 2
1/2 years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. The
San Diego native known in his biker gang as Nasty Al had controlled
the California gang's drug trafficking in the Sturgis and Rapid
City areas before getting caught.
Peratt turned his life around and has spent the past 20 years
helping others fight addictions, and helping addicts and criminals
transition back to society. He says he goes back to
the penitentiary once a month.
Peratt was one of eight people pardoned by President Barack
Obama last week.
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