Motion to excuse Councilman Best
More from the City of Durham, where council member John Best has run into some legal complications due to his not paying child support. We wrote a few weeks ago about his legal fund.
Durham councilman released from jail
DURHAM (AP) - City Councilman John Best ended his first 24-hour stint in jail for failure to pay child support with a smile on his face and a joke.
"Remind me to call the travel agent," Best said Sunday as he walked out of the jail. "They should have booked me at the Marriott."
Best is the first sitting elected Durham official to serve jail time in recent memory. He will have to repeat the experience next weekend, remaining locked up from 5 p.m. Saturday until 5 p.m. Sunday.
District Court Judge Marcia Morey sentenced Best to 30 days in jail. The judge suspended all but two days for falling some $11,000 behind in child support and alimony for his ex-wife, Cynthia. She also placed Best on probation for two years...(more of this story here)
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