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Joba Chamberlain: Mother of Yankee Pitcher Jailed on Meth Charges
By Jennifer Cox
May 6, 2009
Jacqueline Standley, the mother of New York Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been arrested. The charge is selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in February, a report from the Associated Press details. TMZ notes that "just last month Joba was sentenced to nine months probation after pleading guilty to DUI."
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The 44-year old woman was arrested in Lincoln, Nebraska and her apartment is described as cluttered and filled with shrines devoted to her son Joba.
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According to the NY Post Chamberlain found out about the arrest after arriving at Yankee Stadium on Monday night. he said that she is still his mother and he loves her. According to TMZ the specific charge is selling ".6 gram of methamphetamine in a plastic bag" to a cop for $110 back in February.
Police contend that the substance tested positive for meth in testing at the state laboratory. The Associated press is also reporting thst she was charged Monday with "delivery of an exceptionally hazardous drug." Her bail was set at $5,000.
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