Parents say suspect in slaying of officer had been troubled

Parents say suspect in slaying of officer had been troubled | | The Bulletin:

PENDLETON — The parents of a man charged with killing a corrections officer in Umatilla County say they tried to help their son get his life on track but that he had recently been on a downward spiral.

In interviews with the East Oregonian newspaper, the parents described a troubled past of drug addiction and foster care for 22-year-old Joshua Weeks.