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STP singer Weiland gets 8 days in jail for DUI
Rocker also gets 4 months probation, must attend alcohol program
 Dan Steinberg / AP file | Scott Weiland and the Stone Temple Pilots are scheduled to embark on a 65-city tour May 17. Weiland must serve his jail time by May 28. |
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LOS ANGELES - Scott Weiland has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge and was sentenced to eight days in jail.
The 40-year-old rocker entered the plea through his attorney in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. He also was sentenced to four years’ probation and must take part in an 18-month alcohol program.
Weiland came to fame as the lead singer of 1990s Stone Temple Pilots, who regrouped after Weiland split this month from Velvet Revolver, a band also featuring former members of Guns N’ Roses.
Stone Temple Pilots are scheduled to embark on a 65-city tour May 17. Weiland must serve his jail time by May 28.
Weiland was arrested Nov. 21 on a San Fernando Valley freeway off-ramp.
It was the second DUI conviction for Weiland, who has been dogged by substance problems throughout his career.
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