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Former NBA star Charles Barkley pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, and he will serve a five-day jail sentence, according to KTAR in Arizona.

The charges stem from a New Years Eve incident where he pulled over for running a stop sign

He was taken into custody after authorities determined his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

He will begin serving his jail sentence March 31.

Tim Henley

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• Christoher on Feb 23, 2009 @ 11:24 pm
  I know they'll let him ago after 2 days because of "good behavior" and "over-crowding".... And I think he shoulda got more time, because we get killed by drunk drivers daily, and I think that he won't learn his lesson with only 5 days in jail. At least 30-90 days woulda been more sufficent and they woulda got their point across more clearly... Come on now, 5 days, they're just doing that, just so they can say that they gave him jail time, just incase people wanna say that he got off scott-free because he's a celebrity.
• Charles Barkley Will Serve 5 Day Jail Sentence on Feb 23, 2009 @ 10:53 pm
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