I feel sorry for his Mom, but this guy seems to have gotten what was coming to him. He is now being made to face the consequences of his featherbrained, impulsive decisions.
Maybe this is rock bottom. Maybe he’ll wake up and straighten out, assuming they let him out.
You know better than that. How many do you read about that are arrested for robbery, rape, murder? Then read further in the story and the words , "he was released from prison last week. month" appear. He well on his way to a life of crime.