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Kiefer Sutherland to Do Jail Time for DUI - BAC over .08
Kiefer Sutherland DUI Update: Sutherland's Plea agreement also covers probation violation from previous drunk driving arrest.
On Tuesday, Kiefer Sutherland’s criminal defense attorney Blair Berk entered a ‘no contest’ plea on his behalf to resolve charges of drunk driving. Sutherland must serve 30 days in jail plus an additional 18 days for a probation violation. Under the plea agreement he was charged with having a blood alcohol content above the legal limit of .08%. A second charge of California DUI was dropped by the prosecution.
Superior Court Judge Stuart Rice revoked the 40-year old actor’s probation from a 2004 drunk driving incident and sentenced him to 18 days in jail. Sutherland will begin serving that jail term in December. The 30-day jail sentence stems from a second arrest for suspicion of DUI made last month. Sutherland was stopped for making an illegal u-turn in Los Angeles and he failed a breath test.
In addition to jail time, the star of Fox Television’s ‘24’ will be required to enroll in an 18 month alcohol education program and attend weekly alcohol therapy for six months.
Sutherland stated, “I'm very disappointed in myself for the poor judgment I exhibited recently, and I'm deeply sorry for the disappointment and distress this has caused my family, friends and co-workers on `24' and at 20th Century Fox.” Fox has come out in support of the actor, citing a “long term relationship.”
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