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Ryan Ellison walked to the front of the courtroom, waved a stack of wrinkled papers that proved he hadn’t missed his Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and Veterans Affairs counseling sessions, and looked up at Judge Ted Barrows.
“I’m facing the mental stuff, the pain,” Ellison told the judge. “I have a goal, and I can see the finish line now.”
Barrows smiled and gave Ellison a thumbs up. Then he said something that maybe no one has told this 31-year-old Army veteran in a very long time: “I’m proud of you. Keep it up.”
Barrows swept his hand toward the other 17 defendants in Franklin County Municipal Courtroom 12B that day, all of whom are part of the Military and Veterans’ Services specialty docket.
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