Interacting with drug dealers and dealers was also a part of his daily life, and he ended up being arrested by the police for tagging a wall. This scared the boy, but he did it again a week later. The last event that affected him was when his mother sent him to military school. Wes tried to escape several times, to no avail, but he eventually became a leader. Military school opened the door to many opportunities for Wes as he joined the military, met influential people, and was accepted into Johns Hopkins University, despite his low educational attainment.