Kiefer Sutherland Faces Jail

Kiefer Sutherland, already on probation for a 2004 drunken driving arrest, was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence in a case the city attorney's office said could put him in jail for more than a year. "Sutherland was charged with single counts of driving under the influence and driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or above," said city attorney spokesman Nick Velasquez. "If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a minimum of four days,"Velasquez said. "We also charged him with a second DUI offense within 10 years, which we believe also violates the terms of his probation," Velasquez added. If found guilty of violating probation, Sutherland could be sentenced to an additional six months. Sutherland remains free on $25,000 bail. He was scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 16. "Because he's been charged with a misdemeanor, Sutherland won't have to appear in court for his arraignment unless the judge specifically orders him to be there," Velasquez said. Police said they stopped Sutherland shortly after 1 a.m. when they saw him make an illegal U-turn. He was arrested after failing a field sobriety test. Authorities haven't disclosed his blood-alcohol level except to say it was .08 or above, exceeding California’s legal limit. Sutherland was also arrested for DUI in 2004, and in November of that year he pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count. He was sentenced to Five years probation, 50 hours of community service and was ordered to attend an alcohol treatment program. See more Kiefer Sutherland

Mike Tyson Pleads Guilty

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub. Tyson quietly acknowledged to a judge that he had cocaine and was impaired when he was stopped for driving erratically in Scottsdale, Arizona on Dec. 29. He pleaded guilty to a single Felony count of cocaine possession and a misdemeanor DUI count and faces up to four years and three months in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 19. A felony charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and a second misdemeanor DUI charge were dropped, according to the terms of a plea agreement. Defense lawyer David Chesnoff said Tyson has been clean and sober for eight months. "It's obvious this was a crime he was committing against himself," Chesnoff said. Police stopped Tyson after he had spent the evening at the Scottsdale club. An officer said he saw Tyson wiping a white substance off the dashboard of his black BMW, and that his speech was slurred. Authorities said they found bags of cocaine in Tyson's pocket and in his car. Tyson told officers later that he used cocaine "whenever I can get my hands on it," and that he preferred to smoke it in Marlboro cigarettes with the tobacco pulled out, according to court documents. He also told police that he used marijuana that day and was taking the antidepressant Zoloft, the documents state. Since his arrest, Tyson checked himself into an in-patient treatment program for what his lawyer called "various addictions." Defense lawyer David Chesnoff had said previously that he had try to keep the boxer out of prison. See more Mike Tyson

George Clooney Injured

George Clooney and girlfriend, Sarah Larson were injured when their motorcycle collided with a car on a narrow road in New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City. Clooney suffered a broken rib and scrapes while Larson broke her foot in the collision. "The two were treated at Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen and released," Clooney's spokesman, Stan Rosenfield, said. "He's doing fine," Rosenfield said. "He has a broken rib, it's very painful and it'll take a long time to heal." "Clooney and Larson were traveling north and sped up to pass on the right of a vehicle that was reportedly preparing to make a right turn," said Weehawken police Sgt. Sean Kelly. "Both were wearing helmets." "It wasn't known whether the other driver, whose identity was not immediately released, used a turn signal," Kelly said. The accident was under investigation. Rosenfield said the accident occurred when the vehicle's driver signaled a left-hand turn, but turned right and struck Clooney's motorcycle. "The car signaled left. George was riding to the right. The driver decided to make an abrupt right turn and clipped George," he said. Clooney was in the New York area filming a new movie. Rosenfield said, "Clooney's recovery shouldn't interrupt the production's schedule." See more George Clooney