When Centurion agreed to take his case, Scarborough said in an April 15 interview, "boy, was I ever happy." Although his formal education ended in sixth grade, Scarborough said that he was "pretty good at reading and writing," but that his writing in recent years had been limited by "that damn arthritis in my shoulder." For the last two years, he has used a wheelchair, usually guided by a prison guard, to navigate the corridors of Laurel Highlands.