Bengals' Simpson gets 15 days for drug charge

By Lisa Cornwell

Associated Press

Published: Thursday, April 5 2012 1:50 p.m. MDT

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2012 file photo, Cincinnati Bengals receiver Jerome Simpson, right, leaves court with his attorney, Burr Travis, after a hearing in Kenton County Circuit Court in Covington, Ky. Simpson pleaded guilty to drug-related charges on March 1, and is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, April 5, 2012.

Al Behrman, File, Associated Press

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Summary

A Kentucky judge has sentenced Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson to 15 days in jail and three years' probation for a drug-related charge.

COVINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky judge has sentenced Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson to 15 days in jail and three years' probation for a drug-related charge.

The judge in Covington on Thursday reduced the jail time from the 60 days recommended by prosecutors in a plea agreement.

Simpson pleaded guilty March 1 to the felony charge resulting from about 2 pounds of marijuana shipped to his northern Kentucky home in September.

Simpson was indicted on a felony charge of marijuana trafficking. The plea agreement changed the charge to a prohibited act relating to controlled substances, also a felony.

The judge said Simpson could wait until 6 p.m. to turn himself in at the jail. Simpson also will have to serve 200 hours of community service, undergo drug testing and pay a $7,500 fine.

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