Former U.S. Marine Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Manslaughter

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A former U.S. Marine who was sentenced to four years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed his sister and her boyfriend in Maine has been jailed for allegedly violating his bail conditions by using bath salts.

Twenty-three-year-old Travis Lawler pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges Monday for the June 2012 crash in Belgrade while he was on leave from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He was scheduled to begin his sentence Sept. 6.

District Attorney Maeghan Maloney tells the Kennebec Journal that Lawler was arrested Friday after her office received information he was using bath salts, an illegal synthetic drug. Police said Lawler was hospitalized on Thursday after officers responded to a medical-related call.

Lawler's attorney could not be reached for comment Sunday.