Teen Mom Jade Cline’s troubled mother Christy Smith dodges 90-day jail sentence after taking plea deal in drug bust
TEEN Mom 2 star Jade Cline’s troubled mother, Christy Smith, has dodged her 90-day jail sentence after taking a plea deal in her drug case, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
Christy, 45, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia on October 11, 2018.
The Sun previously reported Christy accepted a plea deal on September 22, 2021.
She agreed to plead guilty to both counts and serve 90 days behind bars with no probation, plus court fines.
The Sun can exclusively reveal an Indiana judge went easy on her at her official sentencing, as she escaped jail time.
Christy pleaded guilty to the possession of marijuana charge, per the agreement, while the possession of paraphernalia count was dismissed.
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She received 180 days in jail, but the sentence was suspended.
Instead, she will be on probation for 365 days.
She is to undergo a substance abuse evaluation, and pay court fees and costs.
BREAKING THE NEWS TO JADE
On Teen Mom 2, Christy told her daughter Jade, 24: “I’m going to jail.”
She said on last week’s episode: “When me and daddy got pulled over three years ago, he had weed in there… I didn’t know. They charged me with it.
“I’m going to jail so. I was going to take it to trial, but the attorney said I didn’t have a chance. I just signed the plea agreement.”
Jade’s mother has struggled with substance abuse, as her addiction issues have been a storyline on Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant, and Teen Mom 2.
At the reunion, Jade said of her debut season: “In my new season, both of my parents were just incarcerated.
“They’ve been strung out for so long. They’re binge addicts. It hurts because I’ve grown up and I haven’t had my mom there.”
Jade is referring to Christy and her husband Michael’s May 2019 arrests.
METH BUST
Christy was arrested for felony possession of methamphetamine, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia, The Sun confirmed.
As for Michael, he was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.
Both entered a primary plea of not guilty on May 15, 2019.
All three charges against Christy and Michael were dismissed.
COCAINE ARREST
Back on March 8, 2014, Christy was arrested for possession of cocaine and theft.
The Sun can confirmed that she agreed to a plea deal and pleaded guilty to conversion, which is attempt to commit, while the other charges were dismissed on August 11, 2014.
She was sentenced to 365 days in jail, though 361 of the days were suspended.
Christy was also placed on probation for 365 days.
She was also ordered to complete substance abuse evaluation and treatment.
SEAN’S SUBSTANCE ABUSE
But Jade’s mother and stepfather aren’t the only loved ones who have struggled with addiction.
Jade’s boyfriend, Sean Austin, who is dad to her daughter Kloie, 4, has been open about his addiction issues.
On the Teen Mom 2 premiere, Sean entered rehab.
Jade said in her confessional: “And next thing you know, he’s on a plane to Texas to start a three-month rehab program.
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“I think it was the not wanting to work. He was very much distancing himself. You could just feel it in the house, the disconnect.”
Teen Mom 2 airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on MTV.
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