Bam Margera, the previous star of Jackass, pled responsible to 2 counts of disorderly conduct fees Wednesday over an altercation at his residence close to Philadelphia.
The plea was made simply earlier than his trial was to start out. He’ll spend six months on probation on the costs and can be topic to random drug testing.
Margera, 44, was charged with assaulting his brother and making threats to different relations. The incidents passed off throughout a two-week go to final 12 months.
At a listening to final 12 months, Margera informed the choose he was getting drug and alcohol remedy.
Jess Margera known as his brother “a very good dude when he’s not tousled.” He added that his brother had been awake for days whereas residence, then had a struggle along with his brother. Jess Margera suffered a ruptured eardrum, whereas Margera’s girlfriend known as police when he kicked in her bed room door, the brother testified.
Protection lawyer William J. Brennan mentioned Margera pleaded responsible to 2 abstract offenses, and is now clear and sober.
“You’ll be able to actually say he gained his case earlier than at present simply by turning his life round,” Brennan mentioned Wednesday.
Margera acknowledged his prior situation exterior the courthouse.
“I wanted that to appreciate I might go on ingesting benders and I might find yourself in conditions that have been actually not good,” Margera mentioned.
August 1 will mark his one 12 months anniversary of sobriety, he added
“Now that I’ve completed this period of time, I don’t wish to return to that way of life,” he mentioned.