Southern Charm Alum Kathryn Dennis Argued Her DUI Sentence While Behind Bars
She wasn’t going down without a fight! Days after Kathryn Dennis walked out of jail after serving 11 days in jail for a DUI charge, we’ve learned more details about her push for a reduced sentence. Apparently, the
Kathryn Dennis claimed the judge’s sentence was “passion of the moment rather than a factual basis”
According to court documents reviewed by Us Weekly, Kathryn and her lawyer filed a motion for a judge to “reconsider” her 30-day jail sentence. They submitted the motion on October 6, three days after she went behind bars.
In Kathryn’s motion, she argued that her punishment didn’t match the crime. As a reminder, cops busted her for DUI after she crashed into a car, which rear-ended another car. The cops found open containers, and one of the drivers involved in the chain reaction claims they suffered “serious” injuries.
Nonetheless, Kathryn argued with the judge. She claimed that “the vast majority of DUI/open container cases are sentenced to paying a fine or minimal jail time.” She felt like receiving the maximum sentence was out of the norm.
Kathryn and her lawyer also pointed to several comments that the judge made during the hearing that weren’t based on the facts of the case. Supposedly, the judge made a remark “that she and her child could have been on the road at the same time and location” and that Kathryn “could have hurt the judge and her child.”
The motion argued that the judge’s hypothetical comments were made “out of the passion of the moment rather than as a factual basis for the sentence.”
It seems like Kathryn’s argument must have worked, because after 11 days, she walked out of jail a free woman. She served less than half of the original sentence, but the drama is far from over. There’s still a lingering lawsuit from the man who said he was injured, and Kathryn has yet to respond.
Dalton Knecht faces immense pressure heading into Lakers training camp
Dalton Knecht is heading into the Los Angeles Lakers’ training camp with more pressure than most second-year players, and he has no one to blame but himself. After a rocky summer league and an unclear path to minutes this season, his margin for error has shrunk dramatically.
Dalton Knecht is running out of chances in Los Angeles
The Lakers expected Knecht to build on a solid rookie year. Instead, his momentum has stalled. His summer league showing did not just raise eyebrows; it raised red flags. The shooting was not there, the defense looked lost, and the polish that made him a first-round pick seemed to disappear.
“He had such a disappointing summer league,” said Jovan Buha on his podcast. “As a 24-year-old going into his second season, we needed to see a better performance.”
Knecht averaged just 10.3 points on 27.9 percent shooting and hit only 23.8 percent from beyond the arc, the one skill the Lakers drafted him for. On top of that, he posted as many turnovers as assists and struggled to defend at even a basic level.
Buha did not hold back there either: “That was some of the worst defense we’ve seen from him.”
The bigger issue at hand is that the Lakers do not have time to wait. This is a win-now team, and the wing rotation is crowded.
Players like Jake LaRavia, Rui Hachimura, Bronny James, and even rookie Adou Thiero are all competing for the same minutes. As Buha put it, Knecht could “be leapfrogged by a couple of guys in the rotation” if he doesn’t come out sharp. It is obvious that the sense of urgency is starting to set in.
To be clear, Knecht’s rookie season was not a bust. 9.1 points per game on 37.6 percent shooting from three across 78 appearances is solid. In his second year, “solid” is not going to cut it, especially on this squad. The Lakers need reliable contributors who do not need time to find their game.
Training camp and preseason are now make-or-break opportunities. Knecht still has a lane to earn minutes, the shooting is real, and his feel for the game is there when he is not pressing. But he is no longer the presumed answer off the bench. He has to fight for it.
At the end of the day, he has the tools. He has the shot-making ability. But he also has a target on his back, and other guys are closing in.
