Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty After Drug-Fueled Joyride Killed Person

The third-degree murder and attempted murder charges carry maximum sentences of 20 to 40 years in prison, officials said.

“He brought people’s worst fears of random acts of violence into real life through his actions,” Assistant District Attorney Roderick McCord Fancher III told The Mercury. “Completely innocent people going about their day were seriously affected by him.”

The judge deferred Welton’s sentencing and The Philadelphia Inquirer said it will likely occur in the coming weeks.