SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man with a history of alcohol and drug problems has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The Statesman Journal reported that 30-year-old Dallas Lee Welsh started using illegal drugs at 14 and has been in and out of the prison system twice.
His mother, Wendy Welsh, sobbed when a Marion County judge handed down the sentence on Thursday.
But his mother said she was glad her son will finally get help after the judge encouraged Dallas Welsh to take advantage of substance-abuse programs in the Department of Corrections.
