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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
Some see Fresno's DUI crackdown as a model
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McBride suspended four games for DUI arrest
Illinois guard Rich McBride was suspended Monday for the first four regular season games following his arrest last month for driving under the influence. He will continue to practice with the team and be involved in counseling and community service, coach Bruce Weber said in a statement. McBride is scheduled to
Lohan Going Back To Rehab, Magazine Says After Being Charged With DUI, In Touch Reports Actress Will Seek Help Again NEW YORK, May 29, 2007 Videos Photos More Trouble For Lohan Following her underage DUI arrest over Memorial Day weekend, more unflattering photos of actress Lindsey Lohan are making tabloid front pages. Meg Oliver reports. | Share More Trouble For Lohan (1:17) Lohan's New Legal Troubles (1:54) Lindsay Lohan In Accident (1:08) » More Videos Related Photo Essay A Year Of Lohan The young actress ends a whirl of activity by entering rehab. Here's a glance at her year. Photo Essay Lucky Lindsay The teen screen star attends the premiere her new romantic comedy Just My Luck. (CBS/AP) Lindsay Lohan is heading back to rehab for the second time this year — just days after her DUI arrest, according to In Touch magazine. The troubled young star recently completed a 30-day stint in Wonderland rehab facility in Los Angeles and is now going to Promises in Malibu, In Touch reported. Promises is the same place where singer Britney Spears sought treatment after shaving her head. For Lohan, 20, it was a wild holiday weekend even by her own standards. Saturday morning before dawn Lohan crashed her Mercedes on Sunset Boulevard. She fled the scene, but was quickly arrested and charged with driving under the influence. Cocaine was also found after the accident. Photos: Celebrity Mug Shots Ms. Lohan was driving westbound on Sunset Blvd. when she lost control of her vehicle, Beverly Hills Police Department Lt. Mitch McCann told CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver. There was some additional contraband found in the vehicle. Late Sunday night, according to In Touch magazine, Lohan continued to party at a Hollywood nightclub. On Monday morning, shocking photos surfaced of the Georgia Rule star passed out in a friend's car. Photos: A Year of Lohan Web site X17online.com posted the photos on Monday, which it said were taken early that morning at a gas station after the 20-year-old actress left the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, Calif., with a girlfriend. The photos show Lohan, wearing a gray hooded sweat shirt, with her mouth open and her eyes shut, apparently asleep. Another photo shows her kneeling on the ground, her back to the camera, apparently before getting into the vehicle. Leslie Sloane Zelnik, Lohan's publicist, didn't return repeated phone calls and e-mail messages from The Associated Press seeking comment. Lohan's estranged father says he wants to talk with his movie star daughter. The actress hasn't spoken with her father, Michael, in years, but he says he wants her to just get in touch with him so they can get their relationship back on track. Photos: Livin' La Vida Lohan Michael Lohan says too many people are around Lindsay because of what they can get from her, instead of Lindsay herself and caring about her. He says she's not just the goose that laid the golden egg, she's a child, a human being, and people just have the wrong motives and intentions. Michael Lohan is a recovering alcoholic. He served time behind bars for assault. © MMVII, CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Share & Save: Find Related: Comments [ + Post Your Own ] Now you're in the public comment zone. What follows is not CBS News stuff; it comes from other people and we don't vouch for it. A reminder: By using this Web site you agree to accept our Terms of Service. Click here to read the Rules of Engagement. Comments Are Closed For This Story Commenting closes 72 hours after this story was published. If you would like to make a comment, you may: comment on today's stories or contact CBSNews.com Back To Top Most Viewed Stories Videos Photos Clinton, Obama Slug It Out In Ohio Judge: Suicide Victim's Family Can Sue NBC Rare Quake Rattles Sleeping Britain Does Obama's Record Back His Rhetoric?
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Former NFL running back charged with DUI
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A New Role for Doherty: DUI Suspect; Celebrity: Former '90210' actress, arrested early Thursday on Ventura Freeway, refuses breath test.
[Shannen Doherty], 29, of Culver City, was pulled over by California Highway Patrol officers at about 3 a.m. after they noticed her black 2001 Ford pickup weaving in and out of lanes on the northbound Ventura Freeway near Ventu Park Road, Officer Mike Moriarty said. Officers conducted a field sobriety test
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Glen Campbell gets jail time for DUI
Country music singer Glen Campbell was sentenced Tuesday to 10 nights in jail and two years of probation for a November drunken-driving hit-and-run collision. Country singer Glen Campbell will spend 10 nights in jail as punishment for his November 2003 DUI. AP photo "Believe you me, I think that's the last
Alabama Woman on Horseback Gets DUI
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Anaheim Passenger Killed, DUI Charge Filed in Crash
[Randall Richard Griffin]'s car drifted onto the V-shaped median between a freeway and a transition road, the CHP said. It collided with an abandoned vehicle parked there, off the eastbound Riverside Freeway, east of the Costa Mesa Freeway, the spokeswoman said. Source : pqasb.pqarchiver.com