More Details Released About Jack Swagger’s Trial

Robin Fitzgerald, of the Sun Herald: Biloxi-Gulfport, recently published a story that sheds more light on what actually took place during Jack Swagger’s trial on Tuesday. As we previously reported, Swagger was found guilty of a DUI and speeding charges after the trial in Gulfport, MS on July 25th. Fitzgerald uses his article to provide more details about what actually happened inside the courtroom Tuesday morning. He writes…

“Swagger, whose real name is Donald Jacob “Jake” Hager, had been arrested in a traffic stop. He told a Gulfport police officer he had just showered, stopped by a fast-food restaurant and was “pretty banged up” from a taping of the TV show “WWE SmackDown” at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.

The officer testified Swagger was driving 10 mph faster than the speed limit in a rental car when he stopped him on Lorraine Road at 11:29 p.m., adding he smelled burned marijuana. Swagger did not testify, but in a video recorded by a patrol car camera, he told the officer he was on his way to New Orleans and had smoked some marijuana before he left the Coliseum. The officer said he saw a few pieces of marijuana in Swagger’s lap. “I know I (expletive)-ed up,” he told the officer. “I apologize, man.” 

Judge Felicia Dunn-Burkes suspended a two-day jail sentence for six months of good behavior, but fined Swagger $1,000 plus $300 in court costs for the DUI conviction. She also fined him $198 for speeding and ordered him to attend an alcohol-safety education class and a victim-impact class. He can get his driver’s license back in 90 days if he completes the classes, instead of a year.”

Fitzgerald also notes that the possession of marijuana charge against Swagger was dropped. You can read the entire article here.

 

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