Pete Doherty Jailed For 14 Weeks
Pete Doherty is currently spending his first night in prison after being sent down for 14 weeks after breaching a probation order intended to help wean him off drugs.
The British singer, formerly with The Libertines, and now with Babyshambles as well as performing solo, will spend the next three and a half months in Woomword Scrubs Prison in London.
This isn’t the first time Doherty has been inside, as he was convicted of burglary back in 2003 after he broke in to band mate Carl Barat’s flat and stole precious items to feed his crack habit.
Back in October, Doherty was given a suspended sentence for driving offences as well as possessing crack cocaine, heroin, ketamine and cannabis.
The order meant that if Doherty tested positive for Class A drugs in the meantime, he would be imprisoned, and of course, Doherty did test positive as he has continued to take drugs, and like his friend Amy Winehouse, constantly refuses to get help.
This conviction means that Doherty’s show at the Royal Albert Hall on April 26th will now be rescheduled. He is also rumoured to be playing the Glastonbury festival, but that could still go ahead if he gets released after a month, as expected.
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