Todd Chrisley Breaks Silence On His Prison Chaplain Firing
Reality star Todd Chrisley recently lost his job as an assistant prison chaplain while serving time in Pensacola. The TV personality’s attorney recently made a statement about his client losing his job. Chrisley’s hopes for the future were also shared through the statement.
Todd Chrisley Volunteered As A Prison Chaplain Assistant
Jay Surgent serves as the attorney for the Chrisley Knows Best star. Reportedly, Chrisley had volunteered to be a chaplain’s assistant at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola.
Chrisley served in the role for around two years. While in this position, he helped arrange services for people of various religious backgrounds, including Jewish, Muslim, and Christian.
However, Surgent learned that Chrisley lost his position after he was found “communicating with people that had been admitted into” the “RDAP.” This serves as the prison’s Residential Drug Abuse Program.
Surgent claimed he wasn’t given a “real reason” for Chrisley’s dismissal. However, some of the RDAP participants only have temporary stays in the prison, suggesting there was concern over their “access to the outside” world.
In a statement with Today, Surgent claimed that Chrisley was “disappointed and emotionally offended” for losing his position. He also claimed the termination was “without cause.”
According to Surgent, Chrisley made friends with various inmates, saying they looked “to him for advice and guidance.” As he continued, “They also look for him to discuss their particular situations or any emotional problems they may be having and coordinate the religious services some of these inmates would attend.”
Surgent also claimed that the position gave his client the “ability to participate in his faith and to help other people with their faith.” Adding that it “meant a lot” to him, he claimed it was “a big part” of Chrisley’s life during his sentence. At this time, however, Chrisley no longer has access to the office where he volunteered.
Jay Surgent Discussed Chrisley’s Hopes For The Future
Despite losing his position, Surgent assured that Chrisley losing his job “has only intensified his belief that God will protect him, [his wife] Julie, and his entire family.” He also shared that Chrisley still hopes to one day get a reduced sentence.
As Surgent shared, “Todd also believes that his overall sentence of 12 years was excessive, and he will be pursuing every legal means still available to him in order to have his sentence corrected in conformity with his alleged crime.” In addition to this, Chrisley has also expressed hope to be transferred to another facility.
Back in 2017, Chrisley became the subject of an investigation for failing to pay income tax. Within two years time, Chrisley and his wife Julie were indicted on charges including wire fraud. Todd was convicted to 12 years in while Julie received seven years.
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