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Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Out of Jail

99 days in jail on obstruction, assault charges for 38-year-old

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 3, 2009 10:12 AM CST

(Newser) – Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is a free man once again, the News reports. Kilpatrick left prison at 12:35 this morning, after spending 99 days of a 4-month sentence in an isolated cell on obstruction of justice charges related to an affair he had with his chief of staff. “He’s upbeat. He’s not bitter,” said Kilpatrick’s lawyer. “He wants to get on with his life.”

Media swarmed the jail to catch a glimpse of Kilpatrick, 38. Ten men in top coats, hats, and ties tried to hold back the press, resulting in a minor scuffle, with one TV crew losing a camera. The normally loquacious Kilpatrick said nothing as he left, headed for a flight to Texas and a job interview tomorrow.

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is seen in the Wayne County Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility in Detroit early this morning.
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is seen in the Wayne County Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility in Detroit early this morning.   (AP Photo)
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, center at rear, leaves the Wayne County Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility in Detroit this morning.
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, center at rear, leaves the Wayne County Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility in Detroit this morning.   (AP Photo)
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick leaves a Detroit jail this morning after serving 99 days of a 4-month sentence.
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick leaves a Detroit jail this morning after serving 99 days of a 4-month sentence.   (AP Photo)
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Shannonals
Feb 4, 2009 2:44 AM CST
The man has a job interview 24 hours after being released from prison?

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