When David Hobbs looks at pictures from one year ago, he barely recognizes himself.
In September 2019, he was arrested in Clarksdale, Mississippi, after breaking into the backyard shed of a former Marine. High on drugs at the time of his arrest, Hobbs was dressed head to toe in a Captain America costume and fairy wings. His mugshot went viral, and Hobbs quickly became the source of mockery for millions of social media spectators.
But fast forward one year, and Hobbs is a new man — healthy, whole, and on Oct. 23 he will receive a one-year sobriety award during an upcoming pastor’s conference from Good Landing Recovery, a holistic faith-based organization in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I never thought I would ever get out of addiction,” Hobbs told The Christian Post. “I thought it was going to be my life. But God has shown me I’m not just a society throw away. It’s all worth it for all of us to strive to have a better life. If I can do it, anybody can do it.”
Hobbs’ road to health and healing was an unlikely one. A self-described “active addict” for two decades, he began experimenting with drugs and alcohol as a teen, and after a series of car accidents, became addicted to painkillers.
At the time of his September 2019 arrest, Hobbs had already had several run-ins with the law and was on probation for a grand larceny conviction. Charged with burglary and held on a $25,000 bond, he now faced even…
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