Former NFL Player Rae Carruth sent out an apology from jail for his role in the death of his then-girlfriend Cherica Adams, who was seven months pregnant with their child. Carruth was sentenced in 2001 for plotting to kill Adams, who delivered their son Chancellor before dying of complications from her gunshot wounds.
Rae, who is set to be released from prison on October 22, wrote a letter to apologize to Cherica's mother, Saundra Adams, who has custody of Chancellor, 18, who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of his mother's trauma during birth. WBTV obtained the letter and spoke to Carruth behind bars, who said, "I'm apologizing for the loss of her daughter. I'm apologizing for the impairment of my son. I feel responsible for everything that happened. And I just want her to know that truly I am sorry for everything."
In the letter, Carruth stated that Chancellor's grandmother may not live a long time, and he would like to be the one to take care of his son. He wrote, "I should be raising my son. His mother should be raising her son. Ms. Adams should not be doing this and I want that responsibility back. I feel like he might not ever have his mother in his life but he could still have me and I could still make a difference and I don’t think that’s anyone’s responsibility when I’m still here."
Saundra Adams responded by saying, "I've forgiven Rae already, but to have any type of relationship with him, there does have to be some repentance. And I think this opens the door. But I can say definitively he's not ever going to have custody of Chancellor ... He will never be raised by a stranger -- someone he doesn't know and who tried to kill him."
Source: WBTV
