Wilder admitted to violating his probation during a plea
hearing Thursday and was sentenced to 11 days in jail, with credit for eight
already served.
That put his expected release date as Sunday, but by
Saturday afternoon the rising sophomore was out of jail and already had taken
to Twitter, saying, "It feel good to be known as james wilder jr again
instead of a number."
Wilder was in jail after failing a breathalyzer test before
a court-mandated work-camp day earlier this month. He had previously been
sentenced to probation and work camp after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor
charge of resisting arrest in April.
His lawyer, Tim Jansen, said the player had hoped to fight
the most recent charge in court, but a trial would have required several more
weeks of jail time after Wilder's bond was revoked, potentially jeopardizing
his chances of playing football this season.
Wilder still must complete two additional anger management
classes -- he's finished three already -- and is to remain on probation until
October.
Florida State has not issued an official statement regarding
potential punishments for Wilder, but because the charge was only classified as
a misdemeanor, coach Jimbo Fisher is not required to issue a suspension. Jansen
said he has remained in close contact with Fisher throughout the past two weeks
and said he was led to believe Fisher was unlikely to hand down any harsh
punishment.
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