“Because I knew the backstory, it didn’t change my opinion of him.” Joshua was 18 years old when he entered a plea of guilty to charges of controlled drug murder,
two counts of controlled substance distribution, possession of a stolen car, and third-degree retail theft with mitigating circumstances.
He was then sentenced to seven years in jail and a year on probation. He had supplied a high school student who eventually overdosed on Xanax pills laced with fentanyl.
When the 21-year-old becomes eligible for house arrest release in December 2025, Laura intends to move in with him in the US.
