Washington Times · Jun 22, 2022
TV anchorman Harris gets jail time for January DUI
(Associated Press) more > Longtime D.C.-area news anchor Leon Harris will serve a brief stint in jail following his conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol earlier this year.
TV station WRC-4, the Washington NBC affiliate, reported that Mr. Harris, who works for the station, will have to spend 10 days in jail for his January DUI offense in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Mr. Harris was also sentenced to three years of supervised probation with an ignition interlock device installed on his car.
His formal sentence was a year imprisonment with all but 10 days suspended. If he violates probation, he will have to serve the other 355 days behind bars.