@ weenie.
A hard lesson but an invaluable one. I truly hope that he gets a job that enables him to move on from this first bad choice. I know from experience how harrowing court work can be and I would never wish your son to be hardened by having to deal with some of the blackness that lives within some people's souls.
Saving so much money on travel can't be a bad thing either
Give the lad a hug from me please.