Look mate lets just set the record straight here, you are not some hardened criminal you are just a regular bloke who made one mistake in his life and lucked out.
Apart from your one 'offence' you had never been in trouble with the police in your life apart from a DUI.
You have even explained to me that the entire incident that happened to you was a mistake.
You fucked up and then the situation got out of hand because you were scared and panicked.
Drop the tough guy image it isn't fooling anyone.
i dont' care what sends you to prison, once you're there, you're there, and you deal with it.
doesn't matter if you're there because you have 3 dui's, or you shoplifted a pack of gum (with 2 prior's, that a felony), or you firebombed a schoolbus... you learn the rules and abide by them.
somebody like you would have a very, very hard time in there. it'd take you a long time to learn not to mouth off like you do, and you'd get a lot of beatings.