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55248
Mon, 04/13/2009 - 22:52
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U.S. basketball players given suspended jail terms for smoking marijuana
SUWON, South Korea, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Three American basketball players who were fired from their South Korean teams for smoking marijuana were sentenced to suspended jail terms by a local court Monday.
The Suwon District Court sentenced Terrence Shannon and DeAngelo Collins of the
Seoul SK Knights and Calvin Warner of the Anyang KT&G Kites to six months in
prison with a one-year suspension for smoking the illegal drug at downtown Seoul
hotel in January.
Collins, who left the team and South Korea with a knee injury, admitted to the
charges, while other two pleaded not guilty. Shannon and Warner were expelled
from their clubs in February.
Under South Korean law, marijuana users can be sentenced to a maximum of five
years in jail or fined up to 50 million won (US$33,300).
brk@yna.co.kr
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The Suwon District Court sentenced Terrence Shannon and DeAngelo Collins of the
Seoul SK Knights and Calvin Warner of the Anyang KT&G Kites to six months in
prison with a one-year suspension for smoking the illegal drug at downtown Seoul
hotel in January.
Collins, who left the team and South Korea with a knee injury, admitted to the
charges, while other two pleaded not guilty. Shannon and Warner were expelled
from their clubs in February.
Under South Korean law, marijuana users can be sentenced to a maximum of five
years in jail or fined up to 50 million won (US$33,300).
brk@yna.co.kr
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