Do you think Don Corneluis will be convicted of assault?”
Don Cornelius, ex-host of TV show “Soul Train”, was arrested for suspected domestic violence. Police went to the home of Don Cornelius after they got a call on domestic dispute. Don Cornelius was at home in his Hollywood Hills house. Don Cornelius was taken to the police station and then to jail. Cornelius was booked for investigation of felony domestic violence. Cornelius was released on a $50,000 bail. He was ordered to attend a court hearing in Nov. Police could not release more information and Cornelius’ agent has not given the press statement. Source. Updated Nov 15, 2008. Don Cornelius, the host of “Soul Train”, was charged with 3 counts of spousal battery, 1 count of dissuading a witness from making a police report and 1 count of assault with a deadly weapon. Don Cornelius’ charges stemmed from an arrest at his home in October and another incident. The charges were filed by L.A.’s City Attorney. Don Cornelius could face a total of 5 years if he gets convicted on those charges. C
tmz.com has the details: Don Pleads No Contest to Conducting Pain Train Posted Mar 19th 2009 7:00PM by TMZ Staff Don Cornelius just pled no contest to one count “corporal injury resulting in traumatic condition of a spouse” for the beatdown of his estranged wife Victoria back in October. The 72-year-old former “Soul Train” host was not present yesterday in L.A. County Superior Court in Van Nuys, where a judge put Don on 36 months probation and ordered him to pay over $1,000 in fines. Also required: — 300 hours of community service — He cannot own, use or possess any deadly weapons — He cannot use or threaten violence to any person, especially Victoria — He must complete a 52 week domestic violence treatment program — He must stay 100 yards from the Mulholland estate where the attack took place A protective order is also in place — and the four other misdemeanors he was originally charged with were dropped due to the plea agreement.
