Crime & Safety
Sen. Whitehouse's Son Plead No Contest to DUI
The 19 year-old pleaded no contest to the DUI charge.
Alexander Whitehouse, the son of U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse pleaded no contest Friday morning to a charge of driving under the influence, reported the Providence Journal today.
in Middletown early Wednesday morning after a witness reported he was driving erratically and appeared to be intoxicated.
Whitehouse was fined $250, ordered 30 hours of community service and was ordered to attend a school for drunk driving, the article reported. Sen. Whitehouse and his wife Sandra attended the hearing, held at the Rhode Island District Court.
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