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Babyshambles man to stand trial in Gloucester for drink, driving and drug offences

June 12, 2009 | 11 Comments
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Pete Doherty is to stand trial in Gloucester Crown Court after being arrested for drug, drink and driving offences.

The Babyshambles frontman was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning (June 11) after being spotted by police driving erratically in Gloucester.

The star was facing six charges today (June 12) in Stroud Magistrates Court.

The singer denied driving dangerously in a Mercedes, entered no plea regarding the drink-driving charge and pleaded guilty to two drug possession offences and to having no license or insurance, reports Thisisgloucestershire.co.uk.

Magistrates decided that the case was too serious to be dealt with in that court, so it has been sent to Gloucester Crown Court.

Doherty has been released on a bail of £50,000, and will appear on trial in the court on August 11. There were several conditions, including that Doherty must remain at home at night except when playing gigs.

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bushwacker

Jun 12, 2009

How many more chances, what a waste, what a loser!

Stuntman Mike

Jun 12, 2009

Peter, why o why are you such a knobhead?

xindiekid94x

Jun 15, 2009

i feel a bit sorry for him actually, even though i probs shouldn't..he was doing so well untill now and for his sake and all his fans cant he just stay off the fucking drugsss!! x

mutecommunion

Jun 15, 2009

Only hope the skag has made him sterile because it's a scary thought this halfwit being able to breed.

Razor-Ronnie

Jun 15, 2009

Leave the poor scaghead alone. the only reason he has got nicked is he cant afford his own driver. Kate Moss was the worst thing that ever happened to Pete and he has still not recovered. I am his roadie and cant stand the skilly bitch

gazhat

Jun 15, 2009

...drug, drink and driving offences, lock this overated fuckhead away for a long time because he obviously thinks he's above the law, if he'd killed somebody i bet he'd still get off with it.....wanker

renee12

Jun 15, 2009

trying to wokr out why you would read about someone if you think they are a 'knobhead' and ' a waste' , seriously, all you have to do in your pathetic lives is to write those types of comments about someone you do not even though, useless cunts.

Franky Hoon

Jun 15, 2009

Oh come on..it gets old..I thought you've grown up..

1984orwell

Jun 15, 2009

I swear the police just follow him around in an attempt to boost their arrest rates.I wouldn't mind hearing about him every 5 minutes if he still made decent music, beginning to suspect that he's a bit of a one trick pony.

waddledaz

Jun 15, 2009

This is painfully staged. Carl's rock image might gain a much needed turn in the mischievous and illegal direction if he's found by the nme waiting for pete coming out of prison in a few months time which is kinda necessary for the libertines to get back to something like they were before. don't bother lads it won't be the same.