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Former NBA star Lamar Odom expected to reach plea deal in Las Vegas DUI case

Former NBA star Lamar Odom expected to reach plea deal in Las Vegas DUI case

LAS VEGAS– Former NBA star Lamar Odom is expected to take a plea deal in a Las Vegas DUI case, according to his defense attorney. Odom, 46, was arrested on Jan. 17 and later charged with driving under the influence, speeding and failure to stay in lane. He pleaded not guilty in March. Odom plans

LAS VEGAS– Former NBA star Lamar Odom is expected to take a plea deal in a Las Vegas DUI case, according to his defense attorney.

Odom, 46, was arrested on Jan. 17 and later charged with driving under the influence, speeding and failure to stay in lane. He pleaded not guilty in March.

Odom plans to enter a no-contest plea that will reduce his initial DUI charge to a reckless driving charge, according to his attorney, Michael Becker. Through a no contest plea, Odom will accept the terms of the Clark County District Attorney’s Office without admitting guilt.

He was scheduled for a bench trial Tuesday in Las Vegas Justice Court, but the court hearing continued for a guilty plea later this month. According to Becker, he is not expected to appear in person.

The Clark County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

On Jan. 17, a Nevada State Police Highway Patrol trooper observed Odom speeding along a Las Vegas freeway and changing lanes without a turn signal, according to the arrest report. When he was stopped, Odom allegedly had bloodshot eyes and smelled of marijuana, the officer said in the arrest report.

Odom denied drinking alcohol and told the officer that the passenger was smoking marijuana, according to the report. The officer found the field sobriety tests “unsatisfactory,” saying Odom failed to touch the tip of his nose with his finger and lost his balance.

Odom won championships in 2009 and 2010 with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks during a 14-year NBA career.

His 2013 marriage to reality TV star Khloe Kardashian was the subject of tabloid press, and the couple’s wedding was shown on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” They divorced months later. That same year, Odom was arrested for DUI in Los Angeles. He later pleaded no contest and received three years of probation.

In 2015, Odom made headlines after suffering a medical episode during a stay at a legal brothel in Nevada called Love Ranch. In the arrest report, Odom allegedly told the officer that he had suffered 12 strokes and six heart attacks and that he had been “poisoned at the Pahrump brothel.”

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