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07/07 13:22 CDT Former NBA star Lamar Odom expected to enter plea deal in Las
Vegas DUI case
Former NBA star Lamar Odom expected to enter plea deal in Las Vegas DUI case
By JESSICA HILL
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Former NBA star Lamar Odom is expected to enter a plea deal
in a DUI case in Las Vegas, according to his defense attorney.
Odom, 46, was arrested Jan. 17 and later charged with driving under the
influence, speeding and failure to stay in a driving lane. He pleaded not
guilty in March.
Odom plans to enter a no-contest plea that will reduce his initial DUI charge
to a reckless driving charge, according to his attorney, Michael Becker.
Through a no-contest plea, Odom will accept the terms of the Clark County
District Attorney's Office without admitting guilt.
He was scheduled for a bench trial Tuesday in Las Vegas Justice Court, but the
court hearing was continued for a plea entry later this month. He is not
expected to appear in person, according to Becker.
The Clark County District Attorney's Office did not immediately return requests
for comment.
On Jan. 17, a Nevada State Police Highway Patrol trooper observed Odom speeding
along a Las Vegas highway and switching lanes without a turn signal, according
to the arrest report. When pulled over, Odom allegedly had bloodshot eyes and
smelled of marijuana, the trooper said in the arrest report.
Odom denied drinking alcohol and told the trooper that the passenger was
smoking marijuana, according to the report. The trooper found the field
sobriety tests "unsatisfactory," saying Odom failed to touch the tip of his
nose with his finger and lost his balance.
Odom won championships in 2009 and 2010 with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also
played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks during a
14-year NBA career.
His 2013 marriage to reality TV star Khloe Kardashian was tabloid fodder, and
the couple's wedding was showcased on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." They
divorced months later. That same year, Odom was arrested for a DUI in Los
Angeles. He later pleaded no contest and received three years of probation.
In 2015, Odom made headlines after suffering a medical episode during a stay at
a legal brothel in Nevada called Love Ranch. In the arrest report, Odom
allegedly told the trooper that he had 12 strokes and six heart attacks and was
"poisoned at the brothel in Pahrump."
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