Faith Evans Pleads No Contest To 2 DUI Charges

LOS ANGELES (CBS 2) — Singer Faith Evans has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor DUI charges stemming from her August arrest at a drunken driving checkpoint near Marina del Rey.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Edward Moreton ordered Evans to serve three years on probation, undergo a three-month alcohol program, pay a $300 fine plus penalties, and not drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in her system, according to Frank Mateljan of the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office.

The Grammy-winning entertainer was arrested Aug. 21 at a checkpoint at Washington and Lincoln boulevards, according to the LAPD.

She was held for about four hours and released. Her car was also impounded, authorities said.

The 37-year-old singer was once married to rapper Christopher Wallace, also known as The Notorious B.I.G. She won a Grammy in 1998 for her tribute to Wallace called "I'll Be Missing You."

In 2004, Evans and record company executive Todd Russaw were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and cocaine after a traffic stop in an Atlanta suburb. As a result, the two ended up spending 13 weeks in an addiction treatment program.

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