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Brooke Mueller Avoids Jail in Cocaine Case
Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller will avoid jail time and have her record cleared if she can stay clean and sober for a year. Under her deferred judgment sentence for felony drug possession, Mueller will have to submit to random urine tests.
Nick Stahl Checks Into Rehab
A week after Nick Stahl was reported missing by his wife, who told police he had been regularly visiting the Skid Row area of Los Angeles, the actor emailed friends to apologize for worrying them. He then reportedly checked into a drug and alcohol treatment facility.
Fighter Nick Diaz Suspended for One Year
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has voted to suspend fighter Nick Diaz for one year after for his most recent positive marijuana test. Diaz previously tested positive for the drug in a 2007 test. Diaz will also have to pay a fine of $60,000, or one-third of the purse from his last fight.
UFC Star Jones Charged After Car Crash
Jon Jones, mixed martial arts champion, has been charged with driving while intoxicated after having a traffic crash. Police said Jones crashed his 2012 Bentley into a utility pole around 5 a.m. He was released to family members after being ticketed for DWI.
Sean O'Neill Pleads Guilty to DUI
A 23-year-old man who shot and killed his best friend during a drunken binge, has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. Sean Owen O'Neill Jr. will be sentenced at a later date for the Thanksgiving morning incident in which he crashed his vehicle into a house.
Infamous 'Mountain Man' Turns Himself In
A man notorious for his part in his father's 1984 kidnapping of world-class athlete Kari Swenson has been arrested on drug possession charges. "Mountain Man" Don Nichols failed to appear in court in March on charges of drug possession and intent to distribute during a rock concert last year.
Former Prosecutor Arrested on Drug Charges
A former prosecutor who helped prosecute Atlanta Courthouse killer Brian Nichols, has been charged with intent to distribute methamphetamine and ecstasy. Rand Csehy, 40, was also charged with two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
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Mary Kennedy Found Dead in New YorkMary Kennedy, estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead in an outbuilding at her New York home. Her cause of death was ruled as asphyxiation by hanging. Kennedy, who battled drug and alcohol problems, had two back-to-back alcohol-related arrests in July 2010. Her death has not officially been ruled a suicide.
Polo Tycoon Goodman Sentenced to 16 Years
Founder of the International Polo Club Palm Beach, John Goodman has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and fined $10,000 after being convicted of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Goodman was convicted in the death of Scott Wilson, 23, after his Bentley collided with Wilson's Hyundai, knocking it into a canal.
Amber Portwood Jailed for Missed Drug Test
Star of MTV's "Teem Mom" reality show, Amber Portwood, has been jailed for violating her probation. Court records show that Portwood failed to show up for a mandatory drug test. She tried to say her doctor ordered bed rest for her after gallbladder surgery, but the doctor denied it.
Lions' Leshoure Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge
Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure was able to avoid felony drug possession charges with a plea deal that allowed him to plead guilty to a lesser charge of misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The original charge was a felony because it was his second arrest for possession within a month.
James Koenig Arrested on Assault, DUI Charges
An Alaska man whose daughter was kidnapped from a coffee stand and murdered has been arrested on drunken driving charges. James Koenig, father of Samantha Koenig, was charged with DUI after leaving a strip club and charged with assault for beating up an employee who tried to stop him.
NYPD Busts Notorious 'The Ghost' Drug Dealer
A 15-month undercover investigation by the New York Police Department has ended with the arrest of James Corley, 51, who police said is the notorious drug dealer known as "The Ghost," because of his efforts to hide out. Investigators said Corley's career began back during the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic.
