Wanting to find out for himself what life was like away from true Christianity, he began associating with a gang that led him into a life of drugs, violence, and crime.
وبما انه رغب في استكشاف الحياة بعيدا عن المسيحية الحقة ،‏ بدأ بمعاشرة عصابة دفعته الى تعاطي المخدِّرات والانغماس في العنف والجريمة .‏