Young Silky look like he wouldn’t do anything that put his precious curl pattern in danger, right? Check out this glowing resume.

His father spent time in federal prison. Other family members have spent time behind bars, too.

A brother, a half brother and a cousin were murdered.

He dropped out of school.

He racked up a criminal record while fathering six children.

On Thursday, 28-year-old Damien Howard was sentenced to life in prison for dealing the same drug his father dealt: crack cocaine.

Howard, a member of a family well-known in the criminal justice system, said nothing before Judge John Jarvey handed down the sentence in U.S. District Court in Davenport. He was arrested after dealing the drug to undercover agents from an apartment on Heatherton Drive in Davenport.

Cliff Cronk, who also prosecuted Howard’s father, Archie Howard, said he believes Howard will benefit greatly from the structure offered by prison.

Al Willett, Howard’s attorney, asked that he be placed in a prison as close to home as possible that can meet Howard’s educational needs.

“Mr. Howard’s family members are no strangers to the criminal justice system,” Willett wrote in a request for a lesser sentence that was ruled moot because of the mandatory sentence dictated by Congress. The sentence was mandatory because of Howard’s previous convictions. [source]