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Former Arizona guard Josiah Turner jailed in “extreme” DUI case

Josiah Turner, Anthony Stover, Lazeric Jones

Arizona’s Josiah Turner, center, passes the ball as UCLA’s Anthony Stover, left, and Lazeric Jones, right, defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

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Former Arizona guard Josiah Turner has been sentenced after his DUI arrest last year.

Turner, who spent one season in Tucson, has been jailed after reaching a plea agreement in an “extreme DUI” case. Turner’s blood alcohol content when he was arrested on April 26 by University of Arizona police on suspicion of DUI was between .15 and .19, which falls into the “extreme” category of DUI.

In total, Turner was sentenced to two days in jail, $1,529 in fines and ordered to undergo an alcohol evaluation as well as completing a MADD program. He was also given the opportunity to offset $250 of those fines with 25 hours of community service.

In his single season with the Wildcats, Turner averaged 6.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists for coach Sean Miller. He decided to transfer to SMU to play for Larry Brown before choosing to pursue professional opportunities. Since then, Turner has played for teams in Canada and Hungary. He was cut from the Canadian team, the Halifax Rainmen, midseason.

Turner, who declared for the NBA Draft last week, is now scheduled for review on his case on Feb. 5 of 2014.

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