Interacting with drug traffickers and dealers was also part of his daily life, and he ended up being arrested by the police for tagging a wall. The boy got scared, but 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 a few times to no avail, but eventually became a leader. Military school opened the doors to many opportunities for Wes as he joined the Army, met influential people, and was accepted into Johns Hopkins University, despite his low grades.