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• His plea called for two years in jail and three years on probation.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
• He will not be allowed to drive while on probation.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
• Woods was on probation for armed robbery at the time of his arrest.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• She was credited with time served and has been placed on probation.
  — Joaquin Palomino, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2023
• Connor asked for a split seven-year term – four years in prison and three on probation.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
• Rodrigues pleaded guilty in that case and was placed on probation.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
• Records show Marcum was on probation for a weapons charge at the time of the killing.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2026
• Court records show he was sentenced to 30 days in jail and placed back on probation.
  — Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
• The judge placed him on probation in 2022.
  — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
• The teen was on probation in a nearby county at the time of the shooting.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2023
• Others argue the state water board was right to put the area on probation.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
• Jones was placed on probation and required to stay in the Vero Beach area.
  — Michelle Miller, CBS News, 6 May 2023
• He was sentenced to two years on probation and 30 days in a halfway house.
  — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
• Beringer pleaded guilty to misdemeanor gun charges and was jailed briefly then put on probation.
  — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 25 May 2023
• Alvarado pleaded guilty in that case and got one year on probation.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
• Police said the suspect was a transient man living in the area and was on probation.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
• Ellis was placed on probation for five years and had to pay a $5,000 fine.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
• He would be set to be released next year on probation, the district attorney said.
  — Nick Watt, CNN, 16 July 2024
• She was placed on probation and ordered to pay a fine for the misdemeanor offense.
  — Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
• At the time, Brooks was on probation for an armed robbery involving a gun.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2023
• Ussery is homeless and was on probation at the time of the attack, officials said.
  — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
• Instead of sending him to prison, the presiding judge placed him on probation for three years.
  — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
• Judges also could give a prison sentence, but then stay or postpone it to see how the person does on probation.
  — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
• She was ordered to pay a $650 fine and released on probation.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
• Brassart was on probation for child abuse at the time of her child’s death, according to the release.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
• He was also enrolled in a three-month drunk driving course and will remain on probation for three years.
  — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
• After the dog was found dead, Theunissen was placed on probation for two years.
  — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
• Wiseman fled the country a second time while out on probation, police said.
  — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 15 Nov. 2025
• Villegas, who was 21 years old at the time of the shooting, was on probation.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
• In addition to the jail sentence, he was placed on probation for 30 months.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025