Edmonton Oilers goalkeeper Nikolai Khabibulin walked out of an Arizona courtroom yesterday with a 30-day prison sentence for “extreme DUI” looming. Khabibulin’s lawyers immediately filed an appeal in the case, keeping him out of prison for the time being.
The appeal process is a slow and arduous one and could drag on for months. While his case is under appeal, Khabibulin plans on attending the Oilers training camp, which begins in Edmonton on September 17. The reality is that the appeals process could drag on for the entire season, allowing Khabibulin to not miss any time with the team.
Instead of spending 30 days in one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s tent city prisons, Khabibulin will be in the climate controlled confines of the Oilers training facility. Arpaio is the Sheriff in Maricopa County Arizona and he is famous for his tent city prisons. In these outdoor facilities prisoners are forced to wear old-fashioned prison stripes and pink underwear. The prisoners also go without cigarettes, coffee, salt, or television. The temperature inside the tents can often top 100 degrees. ...
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Article written by Trent Reinsmith