Fox 13 morning anchor Russell Rhodes won’t face DUI charge
June 29, 2009 at 12:58 pm by Wayne Garcia
Rhodes, after a deputy beat the snot out of him shoved him to the ground during his arrest.
On his return to the air weeks after his arrest.
From the St. Petersburg Times:
Rhodes, 50, was supposed to be tried today on charges tied to his Jan. 16 arrest. But the trial was continued until Wednesday because his attorney was awaiting transcripts from a previous hearing.
Now, instead of going to trial, Rhodes will plead no contest on Wednesday to a misdemeanor obstruction charge, defense attorney Jeff Brown said.
As part of the plea deal, Rhodes will serve 50 hours of community service. Adjudication will be withheld, meaning he will not have a conviction on his record.
