GRAFTON, OHIO — Scott Caraboolad was once a world-famous motorcycle stunt rider.

What You Need To Know

  • Akron native Scott Caraboolad founded Ride 4 Life ministry

  • The organization travels to prisons around the country putting on a stunt show and spreading Scott’s story of redemption to inmates

  • The group's latest show was at the Grafton Correctional Institution

He said his lifestyle during that time led him to struggle with addiction to drugs and alcohol. 

“It was the crazy part of my story," Caraboolad said. "During the peak of my success, I was just in a dark place that I could never imagine and I didn’t know how to get out.”

Caraboolad said he even considered taking his own life in 2011 but found relief when he turned toward religion.

“The tranquility that I was searching for, that I lost going through that trauma, was finally restored through my relationship with Christ," Caraboolad said. 

He is now trying to help others rebuild their lives, starting with those who are incarcerated. 

“God told me to go and tell the world," Caraboolad said. "Start in prisons and take your bike.”

He founded Ride 4 Life ministry. The organization travels to prisons around the country putting on a stunt show and spreading Scott’s story of redemption to inmates.

“We bring in a stunt show into the prison yard to draw the crowds in but more importantly I bring speakers on stage, including myself to tell stories of Jesus, to tell their redemption stories," said Caraboolad. 

The group’s mission doesn’t stop after the yard party. Volunteers like David Cibik return and run follow up programs within the prisons.

“The real work is done after the show is done," Cibik said. "Getting in the classes, talking to the guys one on one. We believe that there are a lot of guys within these prisons that are hungry for what the purpose of life is and we’re just here to help guide them.” 

Ride 4 Life’s latest show was at the Grafton Correctional Institution, just an hour from where Scott grew up. He says the opportunity to make a difference in his home state means a lot to him.

“The importance of the message is obviously where it starts to twist my heart," Caraboolad said. "All I do is be that extension of what God has given me and bring it to these guys who are probably in the same place that I once was.”