Dillingham man sentenced to 5 years after sixth DUI conviction

Basil Backford, 44, of Dillingham was convicted of his sixth DUI and sentenced to five years in prison. (Photo courtesy Dillingham Police Department)
A Dillingham man was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for his repeated drinking and driving violations.
Basil Backford, 44, was ordered to begin serving his time immediately after the hearing at the Dillingham courthouse.
After a jury trial in March, Backford was found guilty of a DUI from September 2015 at Ekuk.  This was his sixth