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| Day in jail for Tyson over drugs | |
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| Ex-boxer Mike Tyson has been sentenced to 24 hours in jail and 360 hours of community service for drug possession and driving under the influence. | Ex-boxer Mike Tyson has been sentenced to 24 hours in jail and 360 hours of community service for drug possession and driving under the influence. |
| The former heavyweight champion also received three years' probation after being caught driving in possession of cocaine, having also used marijuana. | The former heavyweight champion also received three years' probation after being caught driving in possession of cocaine, having also used marijuana. |
| US prosecutors had recommended a one-year prison sentence on the grounds that Tyson was a multiple offender. | US prosecutors had recommended a one-year prison sentence on the grounds that Tyson was a multiple offender. |
| But the Arizona judge praised him for seeking help for his drug addiction. | But the Arizona judge praised him for seeking help for his drug addiction. |
| Tyson, now 41, was caught by police driving erratically leaving a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona, in December 2006. | |
| During a roadside search they found three bags of cocaine and he later admitted to having used marijuana that day along with an anti-depressant. | During a roadside search they found three bags of cocaine and he later admitted to having used marijuana that day along with an anti-depressant. |
| The Maricopa county attorney Andrew Thomas earlier this year warned Tyson had "run out of second chances" and he would seek a jail term. | |
| 'Impressed' | 'Impressed' |
| But at the plea hearing in September his lawyer said Tyson had sought rehabilitation treatment and had been clean for months. | But at the plea hearing in September his lawyer said Tyson had sought rehabilitation treatment and had been clean for months. |
| Tyson's former wives also wrote letters to the court requesting leniency. | |
| In 2005 Tyson suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Kevin McBride | |
| On Monday, the judge at Maricopa County Superior Court, Helene Abrams, told Tyson she was "impressed" that he was seeking help. | On Monday, the judge at Maricopa County Superior Court, Helene Abrams, told Tyson she was "impressed" that he was seeking help. |
| "You worked to address your addiction and self-destructive behaviour," Ms Abrams said. | "You worked to address your addiction and self-destructive behaviour," Ms Abrams said. |
| In 1986 Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history, aged 20. | In 1986 Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history, aged 20. |
| In 2003 he declared bankruptcy, having squandered an estimated fortune of $300m (£146m). | |
| He retired from boxing in 2005, following his shock defeat by Kevin McBride, but in 2006 tried to revive his career with a series of boxing exhibitions. |