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Former Alabama QB Jay Barker Found Guilty of Reckless Endangerment

Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker has been sentenced to 11 months and 29 days of probation after being found guilty of reckless endangerment following a Jan. 2022 incident that occurred in Tennessee, per WBRC FOX6.

Barker was initially held on a $10,000 bond after receiving a charge of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, per WBRC.

He eventually pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of reckless endangerment not involving a weapon, a misdemeanor.

WRBC relayed what occurred via the affidavit:

"An affidavit obtained by WBRC says the victim, wife Sara Evans Barker, was at a party at a neighbor’s house, and when the party was coming to an end, she had someone drive her home across the street.