Singer Bobby Brown, the ex-husband of the
late Whitney Houston, was sentenced to 55 days in jail on Tuesday after
admitting to driving drunk last year.
late Whitney Houston, was sentenced to 55 days in jail on Tuesday after
admitting to driving drunk last year.
Brown
pleaded no contest, an admission of guilt under California law, to driving
under the influence and driving on a suspended license in October in a Los
Angeles suburb.
pleaded no contest, an admission of guilt under California law, to driving
under the influence and driving on a suspended license in October in a Los
Angeles suburb.
Police said they stopped Brown after seeing him driving
erratically, and that he failed a field sobriety test. It was his second arrest
for drunken driving in 2012.
erratically, and that he failed a field sobriety test. It was his second arrest
for drunken driving in 2012.
Brown did not appear in court on Tuesday and his plea was
entered by his attorney. He must report to jail on March 20
entered by his attorney. He must report to jail on March 20
The New Edition singer was also sentenced to four years
probation, ordered to install an ignition interlock device and to attend an
alcohol counseling program.
probation, ordered to install an ignition interlock device and to attend an
alcohol counseling program.
Brown
and Houston divorced in 2007 after 15 years of what Houston later described as
a drug- and alcohol-fueled marriage. Houston drowned accidentally in a Beverly
Hills hotel bathtub on February 11, 2012, from the effects of heart disease and
cocaine
