| 1. aliciahuang - 27 Июня, 2017 - 06:24:21 |
Vikings' Michael Floyd sentenced to one day in jail after positive alcohol test
A Scottsdale (Ariz.) City Court judge on Monday sentenced Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Michael Floyd to one day in jail after court-ordered tests revealed alcohol in his blood after he had been ordered not to consume alcohol as part of his sentence for an extreme DUI.
Judge Statia Hendrix also ordered Floyd to complete the remaining five days of his house arrest either in Arizona or Minnesota. Floyd signed with the Vikings last month.
Floyd and his attorney spoke with the judge by phone and did not appear in court.
Vikings general manager Rick Spielman said the team is standing by Floyd after the ruling.
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Floyd was ordered to appear in Scottsdale City Court for “non-compliance of high alcohol tests” related to his guilty plea earlier this year to the extreme DUI charge.
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Floyd contended his positive test was due to the consumption of kombucha teas.
Floyd was arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI on Dec. 12,Authentic Brandon Williams Jersey, 2016. Blood test results from the Scottsdale Police Department crime laboratory showed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.217 percent,Brandon Williams Jersey, nearly three times the legal limit. He pleaded guilty to the charge in February.
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