Watergate figure, evangelical leader Chuck Colson near death
Chuck Colson
Charles "Chuck" Colson, the Watergate convict who became a born-again Christian in prison and worked with inmates, is near death, an associate reports.
The 80-year-old Colson underwent surgery at an undisclosed Northern Virginia hospital more than two weeks ago to remove clotting on his brain.
The head of Colson's Prison Fellowship said in a statement today that his condition deteriorated Tuesday and that family had been advised "to gather by his bedside."