Blake Fielder-Civil Jail Sentence

July 21, 2008: Blake Fielder-Civil, the husband of British singer Amy Winehouse, was sentenced to 27 months in jail for assault and obstructing justice. In June 2008, Fielder-Civil pleaded guilty to attacking London pub manager James King, and then trying to bribe King to withdraw his testimony. Fielder-Civil has been incarcerated since his arrest in November 2007.^{1 2}

Fast Facts

1. July 21, 2008: Blake Fielder-Civil sentenced to 27 months in jail
2. Judge called Fielder-Civil's behavior "gratuitous, cowardly and disgraceful"¹
3. June 2008: Fielder-Civil pleaded guilty to assaulting London pub manager James King in 2006²
4. Fielder-Civil admitted to offering King $400,000 to keep quiet about the attack¹
5. Fielder-Civil's friend, Michael Brown, sentenced to 33 months in the case; Brown also admitted his role in the attack on King²
6. Fielder-Civil has been jailed since his November 2007 arrest¹
7. Fielder-Civil could be released in December 2008¹
8. Amy Winehouse was not in court for her husband's sentencing³
9. Woman reported to be Fielder-Civil's girlfriend, Sophie Schandorff, was seen outside the court⁴
10. Fielder-Civil and Winehouse married in 2007⁵

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