It's a step towards reclaiming his life. Lamar Odom settled his DUI charge on Monday, Dec. 9 by agreeing to three years of probation.
"The case was resolved," a spokesperson from the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office told Us Weekly. The NBA player, 34, has agreed to 36 months of probation and 3 months of counseling in an alcohol-education program, after his lawyer entered a no-contest plea on behalf of the troubled star. "His lawyer was in court this morning, and advanced the case [after he] entered a no-contest plea," the spokesperson added. Odom was also ordered to pay $1,814 in fines and penalties.
Khloe Kardashian's husband was arrested on a DUI charge back in late August, after a California Highway Patrol officer pulled over the professional athlete for driving "too slowly" and in a "serpentine manner" on the 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley. After failing field sobriety tests and refusing to take a chemical test, Odom was booked on a DUI charge. The CHP told Us that the troubled reality star "showed objective signs of intoxication" at the time of his arrest.
By refusing to take a chemical sobriety test, Odom's license was automatically suspended under California law. "We gave him plenty of opportunities to recant and submit [to the test] but he refused," Public Information Officer Leland Tang told Us of Odom's vehicular troubles back in August. The DMV will later hold a hearing to determine when Odom will be allowed behind the wheel once again.
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