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Roger Clinton makes reckless driving plea
August 7, 2001 Posted: 4:05 PM EDT (2005 GMT)
TORRANCE, California (CNN) -- In a deal that spares him jail time, Roger
Clinton pleaded guilty Tuesday to a non-alcohol-related charge of reckless
driving.
As part of the deal, the three initial charges -- two counts of drunken
driving and one for disturbing the peace -- were dismissed. Clinton, who is
the half-brother of former President Bill Clinton, could have faced a
maximum 270 days in prison on those charges.
Torrance Superior Court Judge Jesse Rodriguez sentenced Clinton to 24
months probation and ordered him to pay a fine of $1,351. In addition, the
judge said he must report any new arrests within five days and that he must
stay at least 100 yards away from the Lighthouse nightclub in Hermosa
Beach, where the incident began.
The judge also said Clinton must not operate a vehicle with any amount of
alcohol in his system, and he can't refuse an alcohol or drug test if
requested by police.
Clinton attorney, Mark Geragos, said his client is "extremely pleased" with
the outcome.
"It's a vindication of what we've said all along -- that it was a setup,"
said Geragos.
The charge stems from a February 17 incident in which Clinton was accused
of scuffling with a doorman at the Lighthouse, where he allegedly had
drinks, and then left in a car. He was followed by police and charged with
two counts of DUI.
Geragos said he presented an audio tape to the judge that contained four of
the seven arresting officers talking about his arrest 45 minutes
beforehand.
"Before he was even driving, they were staking him out," said Geragos.
Roger Clinton was one of 140 people pardoned by his brother in the last
days of the Clinton presidency. The younger Clinton had been convicted of a
cocaine drug charge in Arkansas in 1985, while his brother was the state's
governor.
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