Brother of Former Sen. John Edwards Sentenced to Jail

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[Sub-Driver]

Brother of Former Sen. John Edwards Sentenced to Jail The Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - 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."

[speedy]

Well, that's 60 days more than Ted Kennedy did, anyway.

[Tarpaulin]

You beat me to it.

[drt1]

If this guy had missed a payment on his Mastercard the whole world would know about it yet he is arrested, skips adjudication and remains undetected for over ten years. How did he obtain another license, insurance, etc. Shouldn't a routine background check disclose this stuff. So much for the fantasy of tracking and apprehending really serious offender, like Terrorists.

[socal_parrot]

I wonder if he mentioned his Daddy worked in a "meeel" when he through himslef on the mercy of the court.

[Bon mots]

Isn't there a statute of limitations?

I'm not a fan of the little chipmunk ambulance chasing Edwards, but I really don't feel safer now that they've locked his little brother up for a ten year old DWI arrest.

[Mike Bates]

I'm not a fan of the little chipmunk ambulance chasing Edwards. . .

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Wesley Blake Edwards"

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Was he named after famous movie director (and husband to Julie Andrews) Blake Edwards? I guess it's better than being named after the toilet like his brother.

[pogo101]

Who is John Edwards?

[Libloather]

Former senator John Edwards' younger brother will spend 60 days in a Colorado jail after pleading guilty to a decade-old drunken driving charge.

He must've had trouble finding a good lawyer...

[Gaetano]

John Kerry's show pony.

[alnick]

"Brother of Former Sen. John Edwards Sentenced to Jail."

What an absolutely beautiful headline.

Just think, it could have been:

"Brother of Vice President Sentenced to Jail."

[Liz]

John Edwards' younger brother will spend 60 days in a Colorado jail after pleading guilty to a decade-old drunken driving charge.

Maybe Colorado is so "tolerant and compassionate" they didn't want to be judgemental and prosecute the guy.

[ladiesview61]

Oh my God, don't scare me like that!