Report: Michael Phelps Was Gambling At Maryland Casino Right Before Getting DUIOlympic Great Facing Second DUI Charge |
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It’s no secret that Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is into poker and enjoys spending time in casinos. He is friends with some poker pros, including Antonio Esfandiari.
According to TMZ, Phelps, who was hit with his second lifetime DUI on Tuesday morning, was playing cards at Horseshoe Casino Baltimore shortly before getting pulled over.
Phelps was pulled over just a few miles from the casino at around 1:40 a.m.
According to the Associated Press, Phelps allegedly registered .14 percent on a blood-alcohol test after he was stopped for speeding. The legal limit in Maryland is .08.
He was going 84 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone, police said.
The AP report added:
Phelps was placed under arrest after initially refusing to take the one leg stand test. Shortly afterward, the officer wrote, Phelps asked to take the test by the side of the road, but “appeared disoriented, argumentative and did not attempt the test.”
Phelps’ trial is scheduled for Nov. 19.
He faces up to one year in jail, a $1,000 fine and the loss of his driver’s license for six months, but since his last DUI was nearly 10 years ago, he could receive probation again.
“He’s more likely to be eaten by a polar bear than go to jail for a year,” attorney Leonard Shapiro, a former prosecutor with the Baltimore County State’s Attorney, told the AP.
“If incarcerated at all, it’ll likely be for a weekend.
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