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Former Sen. John Edwards' Brother Faces Jail
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 27) - Former senator John Edwards' younger brother will spend 60 days in a Colorado jail after pleading guilty to a decade-old drunken driving charge.
Wesley Blake Edwards, 40, was pulled over in a Denver suburb in late 1993 and charged with driving under the influence, careless driving and operating a vehicle without a license.
Edwards, who lost his license after three drunken driving convictions, failed to show up in an Arapahoe County, Colo., courtroom in 1994. The charges resurfaced when his brother, then a U.S. senator from North Carolina, became the Democratic vice presidential nominee in July.
At that time, Edwards, of Fuquay-Varina, pleaded not guilty to the charge of driving under the influence. On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor driving while ability impaired, a lesser charge.
Edwards' jail term starts May 10. A union electrician, he will be eligible for work release. Besides the jail time, he was fined $500.
"This was a very old case," said Michael Knight, a spokesman for the Arapahoe district attorney. "I think we were just happy to get it off the books and taken care of."
THIS IS RUINING JOHN EDWARDS' REPUTATION. GUESS HE WON'T EVER
PRESIDENT. POOR JOHN.
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 27) - Former senator John Edwards' younger brother will spend 60 days in a Colorado jail after pleading guilty to a decade-old drunken driving charge.
Wesley Blake Edwards, 40, was pulled over in a Denver suburb in late 1993 and charged with driving under the influence, careless driving and operating a vehicle without a license.
Edwards, who lost his license after three drunken driving convictions, failed to show up in an Arapahoe County, Colo., courtroom in 1994. The charges resurfaced when his brother, then a U.S. senator from North Carolina, became the Democratic vice presidential nominee in July.
At that time, Edwards, of Fuquay-Varina, pleaded not guilty to the charge of driving under the influence. On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor driving while ability impaired, a lesser charge.
Edwards' jail term starts May 10. A union electrician, he will be eligible for work release. Besides the jail time, he was fined $500.
"This was a very old case," said Michael Knight, a spokesman for the Arapahoe district attorney. "I think we were just happy to get it off the books and taken care of."
THIS IS RUINING JOHN EDWARDS' REPUTATION. GUESS HE WON'T EVER
PRESIDENT. POOR JOHN.

