Tyson will serve one day in jail for DUI charge
Ex-heavyweight champ Mike Tyson will serve a day in jail after telling a judge he took responsibility for a cocaine possession and misdemeanor DUI count for which he was arrested late last year in Scottsdale, Ariz. He pleaded guilty in September, having checked himself into an addiction treatment program. His lawyer says Tyson’s had 29 drug tests since his arrest, without a single relapse, and that Tyson attended Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Over protests from the prosecution in favor of a more serious sentence, Superior Court Judge Helene Abrams told Tyson, “You worked to address your addiction and self-destructive behavior.” Tyson will serve his jail time today, plus three years probation. He faced a maximum sent