Druggie Rocker Doherty Skirts Jail Again

December 4th, 2006

London, England - Singer Pete Doherty, boyfriend of model Kate Moss, has been fined for five counts of possessing drugs, including crack cocaine and heroin.

Singer Pete Doherty, boyfriend of model Kate Moss, has been fined for five counts of possessing drugs, including crack cocaine and heroin.

The arrest-prone British rocker was hit with a $1,500 fine and was banned from driving for four months in a London court Monday, as punishment for an April drug arrest.

The 27-year-old, who has been having treatment for his addiction, appeared at Thames Magistrates Court in London.

The singer who pleaded guilty at an earlier trial hugged fans outside the court. He told reporters he felt "relieved" about not going to jail.

District Judge Jane McIvor told Doherty that the offenses were not serious enough to require a custodial sentence.

Doherty was arrested in April for possession of less than 2 grams each of heroin, cannabis and cocaine.

It happened just three hours after he was sentenced to two years of community service for previous drug offences.

In October he was fined 41,300 for assaulting BBC Radio 1 reporter Trudi Barber.