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Lamar Odom Pleads No Contest as Judge Orders Conditions to Reduce DUI

A roughly three-month compliance program of education, community service and a fine can convert the charge to reckless driving if Odom meets the court’s terms.

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Overview

  • Odom pleaded no contest at a Las Vegas hearing on Tuesday, July 21, to one misdemeanor DUI while prosecutors dismissed the speeding and improper lane-change counts.
  • The judge set a conditional compliance package that must be completed over about three months for the misdemeanor to be amended to a reckless-driving count.
  • Court records list the requirements as staying out of legal trouble, attending alcohol-education/DUI school, completing a victim-impact panel, paying a $1,000 fine and performing 67 hours of community service.
  • The case stems from a Jan. 17 Nevada State Police stop that alleged speeds over 100 mph, the smell of marijuana and failed field sobriety tests, and Odom has since said he began a lengthy sobriety streak after the arrest.
  • If Odom fails to meet the terms he will be convicted of the misdemeanor DUI, and the records say a new DUI or certain driving citations during the case would trigger a 180-day jail sentence, so observers will be watching his compliance and any new charges.