Tyson pleads guilty to drug possession, DUI
Jim Walsh
The Arizona Republic
Sept. 24, 2007 09:27 AM
Mike Tyson pleaded guilty Monday to possession of narcotics and driving under the influence in connection with an arrest in Scottsdale last year.
Tyson, 40, wearing an open-collard blue shirt and speaking softly, changed his plea in front of Judge Helene Abrams at Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa.
Tyson faces up to 6 months in jail on the DUI, and probation to 3.75 years on the drug charge when he is sentenced Nov. 19.
After the hearing, Tyson's attorney, David Chesnoff, said Tyson has been in rehabilitation in California since his arrest Dec. 29.
Chesnoff said he hopes that Tyson's rehabilitation and his work speaking to other addicts will convince the judge to give his client probation.
“It's obvious this is a crime he committed against himself. He's been clean and sober for eight months,” Chesnoff said. “He's been doing community service work without a court order.”
Police stopped Tyson after the boxer had spent the evening at Scottsdale's Pussycat Lounge. An officer said he saw Tyson wiping a white substance off the dashboard of his black BMW, and that his speech was slurred. Authorities 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 a court document, Tyson admitted to being an addict.
Tyson also told police that he used marijuana that day and was taking the antidepressant Zoloft.
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