freeman was born in gwinnett county georgia and attended public schools. he entered the university of georgia as a music education major where he studied from 2005-2009 before becoming disillusioned with the state of public education. for some time thereafter freeman served as a music minister and in a variety of ministry capacities until his arrest in 2014. he also married and had children, whom he homeschooled. in 2016, freeman became a founding elder at eastjordan.church, where he currently serves on a volunteer basis as a web developer.