Complex sentence: Arrested for murder at the age of 17 just 1 week after recording his debut CD, and convicted 4 years later in 1996, he sentenced to 25-31 years to life.
Split into simpler sentences: Arrested for murder at the age of 17 just 1 week after recording his debut CD. Convicted 4 years later in 1996 and sentenced to 25-31 years to life.