A young man with a history of "psychosis and bipolar disorder" as well as abuse at the hands of his step-father as a child, according to a 2013 profile by Business Insider, Tyler had been convicted twice for drug offenses.*
It was his third conviction, for selling LSD and marijuana to a friend who was also a police informant in 1992, that earned him a life sentence. While his first two convictions only netted him probation each time, this conviction, the "third strike" led to his sentence in 1994.* Read more...