From the same article where we found his picture. Public records show that Welch was imprisoned in the Kansas Department of Corrections for three offenses — attempted aggravated burglary in February 1993, aggravated assault in May 1993, and terroristic threat in May 1993. His release date is listed as March 1996. Oklahoma court records show that Welch had several run-ins with area law enforcement in the period shortly after the killings. In May 2000, he was arrested by Picher police and charged in Ottawa County District Court with two felonies: injury to a minor child (child beating) and domestic violence in the presence of a child. Records indicate that he pleaded no contest to the domestic violence charge and received a deferred sentence, while the child beating charge was dismissed. In July 2000, Welch was arrested by Picher police and charged in the same county with first-degree burglary and assault and battery, but both charges were dismissed the following month. An obituary for Welch included claims that he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was an ordained minister and assisted at the Hallowell (Kansas) Community Church. An affidavit filed Monday says Welch was “evil” but was known to sing bible hymns, with one witness describing him and the third suspect, David A. Pennington, as having acted “like holy rollers.”