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Charles Barkley Released from Jail
Former NBA star spent three days in jail for Arizona DUI.
Charles Barkley made a fast break after spending three days in the Tent City Jail. The former Phoenix Suns basketball player and current TNT sports host, was sentenced to ten days in jail following a no contest plea to driving under the influence in Arizona. That was reduced to three days after he agreed to attend alcohol counseling. Barkley was released Monday morning shortly before 8:00.
Barkley, who reported to jail on Saturday, was kept in a separate tent from the general inmate population and he had his meals brought to him. He was also released each day between 8:00am and 8:00 pm on work furlough. While the Tent City Jail in Maricopa County is notorious for making inmates wear pink jump suits, Sir Charles avoided such attire during his stay.
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Charles Barkley Pleads Guilty to Arizona DUI
Former NBA player was arrested for drunk driving in Gilbert Arizona last December.
On Monday, Charles Barkley pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Arizona. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, though five of those days will be suspended if Barkley completes an alcohol treatment program. He was also fined more than $2,000. Barkley is scheduled to complete his jail term at a detention center in Lower Buckeye.
Barkley was stopped by police on December 31 for running a red light in Old Town Scottsdale, a popular area with clubs, restaurants and bars. He said he was on his way to meet a woman for oral sex. His blood alcohol content was reportedly .149%, or nearly twice the legal limit for DUI in Arizona. Barkley played for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA and he is currently a television analyst for TNT.
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Charles Barkley Arrested for Arizona DUI in Scottsdale
Former NBA player stopped after running a stop sign.
Former basketball player Charles Barkley was charged with suspicion of drunk driving in Scottsdale Arizona early Wednesday morning. An Arizona DUI task force officer spotted Barkley running a stop sign around 1:30 am. Barkley refused to submit to a breath test though a blood sample was taken at a mobile command center to test for blood alcohol content. The results are not immediately available.
Barkley was booked for driving under the influence in Arizona. He was released and he left in a cab.
Barkley’s AZ DUI arrest took place in the Old Town area of Scottsdale, a trendy spot in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Barkley played sixteen seasons in the NBA for three different teams. He was an 11 time All-Star and the league MVP in 1993. Barkley also represented the United States in the Olympic ‘Dream Teams’ of 1992 and 1996.
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