Tyson Sentenced to 1 Day

Ex-boxer also gets 3 years' probation on cocaine, DUI charges
By John Lister,  Newser User
Posted Nov 19, 2007 7:16 PM CST
Tyson Sentenced to 1 Day
Surrounded by media former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson leaves Superior Court after pleading guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub.Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)   (Associated Press)

Mike Tyson was scheduled today for a 1-night-only appearance—in the Phoenix slammer. The ex-heavyweight will serve 24 hours in jail and begin 3 years’ probation tomorrow after pleading guilty to cocaine possession and DUI charges stemming from a 2006 traffic stop, the AP reports. Tyson avoided a 4-plus-year sentence by "becoming a role model," the judge said.

Since his arrest, the troubled ex-champ has checked himself into rehab, passed 29 consecutive drug tests, spoken with LA County Jail inmates, and made plans to help disadvantaged Phoenix youth. "He did it because it's part of his recovery and he wants to help others," his attorney said. Prosecutors had sought a harsher sentence, citing Tyson’s previous convictions. (More Mike Tyson stories.)

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