Early Release: Karen Huger Freed Six Months Ahead from Prison in Shocking DUI Case
KAREN HUGER SPILLS THE TEA: REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC STAR'S PRISON SENTENCE GETS CUT SHORT IN SHOCKING TWIST!
The drama is far from over for Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger, and we've got the deets! The 62-year-old reality TV personality has just been released from prison six months ahead of schedule, leaving fans and fellow cast members stunned.
According to insiders, Huger walked out of the Montgomery County Detention Center on September 2, but her freedom comes with some serious strings attached. For starters, she'll be on probation for a whopping five years, and get this – she's been banned from driving for an additional 12 months!
But let's take a step back and revisit the drama that led to Huger's incarceration in the first place. Back in February, a Maryland judge sentenced her to one year in prison after finding her guilty on nearly all counts related to her March 2024 DUI arrest and car crash in Bethesda, Maryland. The accident was no minor fender bender – Huger was driving at speeds too high for conditions when she struck a median and two signs!
Prosecutors had initially asked the judge to give Huger six months in jail, but the presiding Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Terrence McGann had other plans. In his scathing verdict, he blasted Huger's long history of alcohol-related offenses, saying she was "filled to the gills with alcohol" at the time of her arrest.
Huger's lawyers tried to downplay her culpability by claiming that her parents' deaths in 2017 and 2018 may have contributed to her poor judgment. But Judge McGann wasn't buying it, quipping, "What are we waiting for the fifth before we sentence you to jail time?" Ouch!
As it turns out, Huger's not new to this game – she's been arrested three previous times for driving under the influence (DUI) and once for driving while impaired by alcohol (DWI). Yep, you read that right – this is her fourth DWI/DUI arrest in 17 years! And let's just say her excuse of being in a "super emotional state" didn't quite cut it with the judge.
Bodycam footage from the night of the accident shows Huger slurring her words and referring to herself as "Thomas Jefferson's concubine." Talk about a wild ride!
But here's the thing – this is far from the first time Huger has gotten behind the wheel while intoxicated. In 2016, she confessed to BOSSIP that she'd been arrested for drunk driving back in 2004. "Technically I wasn’t driving," she claimed, but let's be real – who tries to park their car on a median?
Fast forward to last year's RHOP reunion, where Huger claimed she was innocent of the charges against her. But we all know how that turned out... After being found guilty, her lawyer released a statement saying they were "disappointed in the jury’s verdict" and vowed to appeal.
Now, with her prison sentence cut short, it's anyone's guess what's next for Huger. Will she return to RHOP? And will her fans stand by her after this latest scandal?
As we wait for more tea to spill, one thing is clear – Karen Huger's drama-filled life is far from over.
Sources:
- TheScholarlyNote.com
- Page Six
- Fox5
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