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Balloon Parents Will Plead Guilty

Guilty pleas for Heenes will likely carry sentence of probation

(Newser) - Richard and Mayumi Heene will plead guilty tomorrow for lying to police and rescuers and sending them on a wild balloon chase for their “missing” son Falcon, who they knew was safe at home. Mayumi will cop to false reporting, a misdemeanor, while Richard will plead guilty to attempting...

Judge Expunges Gibson's Drunk Driving Charges

Conviction overturned after probation, $1,300 in fines

(Newser) - In the eyes of law, it’s as if Mel Gibson has always been a real mensch. A judge today agreed to expunge the drunk driving conviction Gibson earned after his infamous anti-Semitic rant in 2006. The actor’s fulfilled the terms of his three-year probation, including the requisite AA...

Ankle Monitors Get a Grip on Drunk Drivers

New technology lets cash-strapped PDs free up jail space

(Newser) - In the fight against drunk driving, cash-strapped municipalities are embracing cheaper penalties than the traditional—and expensive—jailhouse, and the ankle monitor has a high-tech addition: an alcohol sensor. Repeat offenders can skip probation and even rehab if they submit to sweat-analyzing remote surveillance. “We are at a point...

Brown Begins Community Service

Singer cleans up in Va. as punishment for Rihanna beating

(Newser) - Singer Chris Brown today began the community labor that’s part of his sentence for beating girlfriend Rihanna, MTV reports, with the singer posting a photo from the work to his Twitter feed. His 6 months of labor will include picking up trash in his native Virginia; Brown, 20, also...

Vick Can Return in Week 3: NFL

(Newser) - Michael Vick, who last played in the NFL in 2006, will be eligible to suit up for the Eagles on Sept. 27, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. "Hopefully we can have a success story here that will be good for society in general and good for the NFL,"...

Chris Brown's Mom Thanks Fans
 Chris Brown's Mom 
 Thanks Fans 
Aug 28, 2009 11:24 AM CDT

Chris Brown's Mom Thanks Fans

Joyce Hawkins says assault is a lesson from God

(Newser) - Chris Brown’s mother is speaking out for the first time since her son's assault on Rihanna, thanking fans for supporting him, E! reports. “I can now say this has been the most painful moment in my entire life,” Joyce Hawkins writes on his fan club website. “...

NCAA Strips Memphis Hoops of Best Season

Violations wipe 38 wins from Calipari team's run to '08 title game

(Newser) - The NCAA today stripped the University of Memphis men’s basketball team of 38 victories and various hardware from the 2007-08 season, during which it reached the national championship game, for major violations centering on top recruit Derrick Rose, the Commercial Appeal reports. The infractions came during the coaching tenure...

Vick's New Gig: Counselor at Boys & Girls Club

Former quarterback trades in construction work for something more familiar

(Newser) - Michael Vick has begun working at a Virginia summer camp after leaving his job as a construction worker, the Virginian-Pilot reports. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is finishing up two months of house arrest after his conviction for abetting dogfighting; he’s required to work a job. Vick began yesterday...

Brown Cops to Assault, Avoids Jail

(Newser) - R&B star Chris Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault today and will get 5 years’ probation but no jail time, TMZ reports. Also included: Six months of labor, mandatory court visits every three months, and a restraining order keeping him 50 yards from his victim, singer Rihanna, at all...

Ariz. Mom Wants Her Killer Boy Back in School

Nine-year-old pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his dad and a friend

(Newser) - The mother of a 9-year-old Arizona boy accused of shooting to death his father and a family friend says her son should not have been allowed to plead guilty without her consent—and she wants him back in school, reports ABC News. The child avoided a murder trial by pleading...

New Drug Bust for Would-Be Drug Czar's Stepson

Seattle police chief grappling with family war on drugs

(Newser) - Bummer. The stepson of the man most likely to be tapped as Barack Obama's drug czar has been busted again for, well, violating probation on a drug charge. Obama is expected to appoint R. Gil Kerlikowske to lead his war on drugs. Kerlikowske is chief of police in Seattle, a...

Sopranos Actor Gets Reduced Sentence for Deadly Robbery

Brancato gets 10 years for role in cop killing

(Newser) - Lillo Brancato was given a reduced sentence of 10 years in prison for the attempted burglary that ended in the murder of an off-duty police officer, the New York Daily News reports today. The ex-Sopranos actor, 32, also got 5 years of probation for the botched prescription-drug robbery, during which...

Locklear Cops Plea on DUI Charges

(Newser) - Heather Locklear copped a plea in her DUI case today and won't serve jail time, People reports. The actress was arrested in September for driving erratically in Santa Barbara. In exchange for the dismissal of the DUI charges, Locklear pleaded no contest to reckless driving; she will pay a $700...

Back to Rehab for Ex-GN'R Drummer
Back to Rehab for 
Ex-GN'R Drummer 
Dec 20, 2008 12:50 PM CST

Back to Rehab for Ex-GN'R Drummer

(Newser) - Fresh from his appearance on Celebrity Rehab, ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler is going back to rehab, E! reports. Adler pleaded no contest to drug charges stemming from a July arrest, and was ordered to enter a state rehab program. The rocker, who checked out of his higher-profile treatment...

Skateboarding Welcomes Back Dogtown Lord

Original Z-Boy is out of jail and looking to keep his life on track

(Newser) - Legendary skateboarder Jay Adams is slowly getting the wheels back on his life, the New York Times reports. Adams, whose '70s skateboarding career was immortalized in the movie Lords of Dogtown, is in a California halfway house for the final months of a 4-year sentence for his part in a...

Record 2.3M Crowd US Prisons
 Record 2.3M Crowd US Prisons 
Jun 12, 2008 5:46 AM CDT

Record 2.3M Crowd US Prisons

Federal report describes system in crisis

(Newser) - A record 7.2 million criminals were behind bars, on parole, or being supervised on probation in 2006—a figure that cost taxpayers $45 billion and has states rethinking sentencing laws and shipping inmates elsewhere, the Washington Post reports. Of that number, 2.3 million people were in jail or...

Call Girl's Bro Pleads Guilty on Heroin Charges

'Kristen' kin already on probation for dealing near school

(Newser) - The brother of gubernatorial call girl Ashley “Kristen” Dupre has legal problems too: He pled guilty in New Jersey this week to possessing heroin with intent to distribute. Already on probation for other drug charges, Kyle Youmans will likely get more probation when he is sentenced next month, the...

Televangelist's Husband Admits Attacking Her

Founder of Global Destiny churches pleads guilty to assault

(Newser) - The husband of Pentecostal televangelist Juanita Bynum pleaded guilty yesterday to assaulting her and was sentenced to three years probation. Thomas W. Weeks III, the founder of Global Destiny churches, admitted grabbing Bynum, throwing her down and kicking her in the parking lot of an Atlanta hotel in August, the...

Marion Jones Reports to Jail
Marion Jones Reports to Jail
Mar 8, 2008 6:09 AM CST

Marion Jones Reports to Jail

Former Olympic medalist starts 6-month sentence

(Newser) - Marion Jones has entered a federal prison in Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The disgraced former sprinter is beginning a 6-month sentence for lying to investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and about her role in a check-fraud scam. She has already returned her Olympic gold medals and...

Judge Cuts Loose Mel Gibson
Judge
Cuts Loose
Mel Gibson
Feb 14, 2008 4:07 AM CST

Judge Cuts Loose Mel Gibson

Road Warrior can finish DUI probation without returning to court

(Newser) - Actor Mel Gibson is free to serve out the rest of his drunk driving probation without returning to the courthouse, Reuters reports. "You're on your own now with the self-help groups, so this is the most difficult time for you," a judge told the Apocalypto director yesterday. "...

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