King was caught and sentenced to 25 years in prison after the [Paula] Deen robbery and a separate robbery. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, now and when we spoke to him, he actually broke down in tears. He blames himself for Paula Deen’s troubles. 

“I really feel for her,” King said. “She’s being persecuted because of that one little mistake in her judgment. She was acting out of anger.” 

King had 13 prior convictions for robbery before he pointed a gun at Paula Deen. He says he’s turned his life around. 

But the Paula Deen empire is crashing down. More of her business partners are severing ties with her. JCPenney and Sears are the latest to jump ship.

Being a crime victim is racist.