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Los Angeles; IN BRIEF / MALIBU; Nolte Pleads No Contest to DUI, Gets Probation
SENTENCE: Actor [Nick Nolte]'s probation for driving under the influence will include counseling and drug testing.; PHOTOGRAPHER: Associated Press Source : pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Actor John Cusack Pleads No Contest to DUI Charge
[John Cusack], 23, did not appear. Instead, his lawyer, Michael Chaney, entered the plea. Chaney said that under a plea bargain agreement, the actor will be sentenced to three years' informal probation and ordered to pay a fine. Source : pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Pennington Pleads No Contest to DUI
Ty Pennington, host of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," pleaded no contest Friday in a misdemeanor drunken driving case. Pennington, 42, had been charged with two misdemeanor counts _ driving with a blood-alcohol level above the 0.08 percent limit and driving under the influence of alcohol. He pleaded no contest to the first count and the other count was dismissed, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the city attorney's office. Mateljan said it was a normal disposition for a first offense. A judge placed Pennington on three years' probation, restricted his driving privileges for 90 days and ordered him to participate in
Huggins pleads no contest to Dui.
The ball's in Bob Huggins' court now. The University of Cincinnati basketball coach has to decide to let his DUI conviction be a wakeup call for a change in his behavior. That's what Andrea Rehkamp, executive director of the Southwest Ohio Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, had to say after watching Huggins' appearance Tuesday night in Fairfax Mayor's Court. As a celebrity, as someone who people look up to, he has a moral obligation never to drive drunk again, Rehkamp said. In a brief appearance before Magistrate John Holschuh Jr., Huggins pleaded no contest to DUI. In return for
Stockard Channing Pleads No Contest to DUI
Actress Stockard Channing (search) pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge stemming from an incident last year on the Hollywood Freeway. Channing, 61, who won an Emmy for her role as the first lady on NBC's "The West Wing," (search) was ordered to pay a $390 fine and take part in an alcohol education program after pleading no contest (search) Thursday, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the city attorney's office. She was also placed on 36 months of probation, Mateljan said. The actress was arrested Dec. 14 after allegedly trying to drive around a roadblock set up so a
Hilton Pleads No Contest in DUI Case
Paris Hilton was placed on 36 months probation and ordered to pay fines after pleading no contest Monday to alcohol-related reckless driving, a reduction of an original charge of driving under the influence. Hilton, 25, did not appear in court. The plea was entered by her attorneys Howard Weitzman and Shawn Chapman Holley, the city attorney's office said. Judge Michael Sauer also ordered her to attend an alcohol education program and imposed other conditions. He gave Hilton the option of reducing her probation to 24 months if she completed 40 hours of community service. No immediate decision was made on that option.
Actor Haley Joel Osment Pleads No Contest to DUI, Pot Charges
Haley Joel Osment pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor drunken driving and drug possession charges resulting from a July accident in which he crashed his car into a mailbox. Superior Court Judge John Doyle sentenced the 18-year-old actor to three years probation and ordered Osment to spend 60 hours in an alcohol rehabilitation and education program, as well as attend at least 26 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings over a six-month period. Osment, who didn't attend the court hearing, also must pay $1,500 in fines. The actor's attorney, David Wood, entered the no contest pleas on his client's behalf to one count each of
’Kim Possible’ star Kirsten Storms pleads no contest to DUI
Kirsten Storms was ordered to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings after pleading no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving. The 23-year-old actress, who wasn't in court, entered the plea through her attorney to one count of driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or more — right at the legal limit for driving in California. A Superior Court commissioner ordered Storms to attend a dozen AA meetings and complete a 90-day alcohol program, city attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan said. She also must pay $1,643 in fines and penalties and was placed on three years' probation. "This is standard for first-time
Former Sharks forward Bell pleads no contest to felony DUI
Former San Jose Sharks forward Mark Bell has pleaded no contest to drunken driving and hit-and-run charges and will serve six months in a Santa Clara County jail, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Bell, who was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in June, had faced nearly four years in state prison if convicted of the original charges. He entered the plea Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, said prosecutor Cindy Seeley Hendrickson. The drunken driving charge is a felony and the hit-and-run charge was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor as part of the plea agreement, said Bell's defense
AROUND THE MAJORS; Bowden Pleads Not Guilty to DUI
[Jim Bowden] entered the written plea before a hearing Monday, according to court records. Neither Bowden nor his attorney appeared at the hearing. Bowden, 44, was charged with DUI after failing a field sobriety test in the early hours of April 17, according to a police report. Bowden refused to take a breath-alcohol test. Bowden's fiancee, Joy Browning, faces charges of battery and resisting arrest arising from the same case. Browning, 36, allegedly struck a police officer twice after she was charged with battery on Bowden, who had scratches on his cheek and ear. Source : pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Bush Avoided Earlier Queries On DUI Charge
George Lardner Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer The Washington Post 11-04-2000 Bush Avoided Earlier Queries On DUI Charge Byline: George Lardner Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: A Section Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush says he has been "very candid" about his past drinking problems. Running mate
Nominee Discloses Arrest, Child-Support Issue
Mike Allen Washington Post Staff Writer The Washington Post 01-22-2003 Nominee Discloses Arrest, Child-Support Issue; Treasury Pick Says '82 DUI Was Dismissed Byline: Mike Allen Washington Post Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: A Section John W. Snow, President Bush's nominee for Treasury secretary, was charged with driving under the influence
HAWAIIAN GARDENS City Administrator Arrested on DUI, Drug Charges
Oliva was stopped shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday after a California Highway Patrol officer noticed his city-owned car weaving from one lane to another on Interstate 15, said Kevin Eads, CHP public affairs officer in Victorville. During a search of the car, officers found a bag containing a white, powdery
METRO NEWS; Roger Clinton Charged With DUI and Trying to Pick Fight
Two officers had ordered him away from the city's Lighthouse nightclub on the Pier Plaza shortly before 2 a.m., [Paul Wolcott] said. The club's doorman had flagged down the officers, alleging that Clinton had become belligerent and tried to push his way past him, then verbally berated him, Wolcott said.
49ers' Bryant suspended 4 games
The NFL suspended 49ers wide receiver Antonio Bryant for four games, effective immediately, for violating the league's substance abuse policy -- a suspension that, barring a 49ers playoff appearance, will extend into next season. The penalty likely is related to his Nov. 19 arrest in San Mateo County on suspicion
DUI suspect crashes into trooper's car
A jumper Indiana State Police has been violated, this morning when a suspected drunken driver collapsed at the rear of his car on the stretch of I-465, on the south side. Trooper Mike Eland a study was carried out by a blackout driver intoxication I-465 west, near the I-65 exit,
Dui Convictions
Compass publishes the results each week of trials in which motorists are found guilty of drunken driving or refusal to take blood/breath tests in Norfolk's General District Court Traffic Division. Ten days are allowed from the date of conviction to file an appeal. The Alcohol Safety Action Program retrains and
14th DUI Charge Could Put Glendoran in Prison
Although his record pales in comparison with that of Gary L. Christopher, the Encino hot tub salesman who in 1984 was convicted of his 27th drunk-driving count, prosecutors say [Charles G. Hendrickson] may be among the last of the big-time DUI offenders. After being convicted of drunk driving four times in
More trouble for Raiders' Darrell Russell
Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Darrell Russell, serving a one-year drug suspension and facing sex crime charges, was arrested in Nevada on suspicion of drunken driving after leaving a well-known brothel. Russell, 26, was stopped shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday for driving his 1997 Acura sedan 60 mph in a 35
Pa. Man Sentenced 8 Years Later for DUI
A man was sentenced to house arrest for drunken driving and drug charges eight years after his paperwork somehow got lost in a bureaucratic shuffle, authorities said. Douglas Gast, 33, was belatedly sentenced Tuesday to 30 days of house arrest for DUI, possessing marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia in what