According to new reports, Olympic gold medal
swimmer Michael Phelps has pleaded guilty to drunken driving almost
three months after he was arrested.
The 18 time gold medalist entered his plea to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol on Friday morning. He was sentenced to a year in prison, but the prison sentence is suspended. He will be on probation for a year and a half.
A week after his arrest, USA Swimming suspended Phelps for six months.
Phelps entered a six-week treatment program in October. This is his second DUI conviction. Phelps pleaded guilty to drunken driving in 2004 in another Maryland county.
Phelps recently took to twitter to thank fans for their on-going support. In his words
“The past three months of my life have been some of the hardest times I’ve ever gone through, and the biggest learning experience that I have.”
The 18 time gold medalist entered his plea to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol on Friday morning. He was sentenced to a year in prison, but the prison sentence is suspended. He will be on probation for a year and a half.
A week after his arrest, USA Swimming suspended Phelps for six months.
Phelps entered a six-week treatment program in October. This is his second DUI conviction. Phelps pleaded guilty to drunken driving in 2004 in another Maryland county.
Phelps recently took to twitter to thank fans for their on-going support. In his words
“The past three months of my life have been some of the hardest times I’ve ever gone through, and the biggest learning experience that I have.”
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