Whats your opinion on this college essay?

[Dan]

My friend when we were in 9th grade was chosen to play varsity baseball ( one of two people in our school to ever do so)..he had a huge opportunity to possibly play d1 baseball he was smart too
he got into trouble twice and he now he could possibly be getting a felony
He was my friend since elementary school and i wanted to write about how I avoided taking the path he did and how it changed my perception on life

is it bad to write about this?
and do you think its risky to be talking about felonys in a college essay?
as long as i dont focus all on him i feel like ill be alright but i dont want it to be seen as negative..