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Residents in Maricopa County know that when you get sentenced to jail time for a drunk driving conviction you're going to get the atypical experience of the Sheriff Joe DUI jail treatment. The same goes for celebrities who may be unfortunate to get caught for a DUI within the county's lines, and former Coyotes goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was no exception.

The current Houston Oilers netminder served part of his DUI sentence in the infamous Arizona tent city, reports the Edmonton Journal. It was an experience he won't likely forget anytime soon.

KhabiBulin was sentenced to 15 days in Maricopa County jail after he was convicted of driving 25 miles over the speed limit with a 0.164 blood-alcohol level, twice Arizona's legal limit.

Former Phoenix Coyotes goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, will serve 15 days in the Maricopa County Jail for a drunk driving conviction he incurred last February, reports the Edmonton Journal.

Khabibulin, often known as "The Bulin Wall" and currently the goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers, was pulled over in Phoenix for driving approximately 25 miles per hour over the speed limit in his black Ferrari and was later charged with an "extreme DUI" when he was found to have a blood-alcohol content level that was twice the legal limit.

Hundreds of people in Maricopa County were arrested for drunk driving over Memorial Day Weekend. One of these drivers was former Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Mark Grace, who was pulled over in Scottsdale on May 30, for making a wide right turn. Police officers said that Grace admitted to “having a few drinks” at the time of this arrest, reports The Arizona Republic.

Grace is best known for being part of the Diamondbacks’ World Series Championship team in 2001. Prior to joining the Diamondbacks team, Grace played for the Chicago Cubs for 13 years. The former baseball player now works as an Arizona Diamondbacks color analyst on Fox Sports Arizona.

Oakland Athletics star Covelli Loyce “Coco” Crisp was arrested yesterday in Scottsdale on suspicion of DUI, making him the third major-league baseball player to be charged with DUI during this year’s spring training. Associated Press reported that the irony in Coco Crisp’s situation is that that major-league security officials met with the Oakland team on Wednesday to deliver an annual lecture that included a discussion about the dangers of drunk driving.

If only Crisp got the anti-drunk driving message before the DUI arrest that day, then perhaps the whole situation could have been avoided. Now, it looks like Crisp will be facing DUI charges in the U.S. state that is known to have some of the harshest penalties for a DUI conviction. Even a first-time DUI offense in the state of Arizona is typically punishable with a 10-day jail sentence and mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device.

Shaun King, who used to play for the Arizona Cardinals after playing for three seasons on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is now in trouble with the law after a recent DUI arrest. The St. Petersburg Times reports that the former quarterback was pulled over by law enforcers for a traffic violation in Hillsborough County, Florida. He was then arrested after refusing to take a blood-alcohol test.

King reportedly works as an analyst for Bright House Sports Network and only briefly addressed the issue of his DUI arrest on the show, by saying that he couldn't comment on the matter.

The former NBA star Mario Elie was arrested earlier this month in Sacramento, California on suspicion of DUI. Associated Press reported that a California Highway Patrol officer pulled over Mario Elie for a broken taillight, but that the officer made an arrest after he saw that the driver was showing signs of impairment and noticed that Mario Elie's car smelled of alcohol.

A breath test showed that Mario Elie had a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of .08 percent. This evidence led to California authorities to book the basketball player in Sacramento County Jail, but the man was released from jail after posting bail. Mario Elie later apologized for his actions in a statement. He said, "I'm very sorry, embarrassed and disappointed for the position in which I put myself and team. Rest assured, it won't happen again as I take full responsibility for my actions."

Some sports commentators are saying that Jerramy Stevens' professional football career is over. AHN News reports that the tight end was released from the Tampa Bay Bucs after his recent arrest on felony drug charges. A police search revealed that the football player had 38 grams of marijuana in his car, which led to charges of felony possession of cannabis with intent to sell, felony possession of cannabis and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

At this point, there's not much of a secret when it comes to state House of Representative candidate Steve May's DUI. The Arizona Republic reports that the man was convicted of driving under the influence in June 2009 and was sentenced to 10 days in jail along with three years of probation.

As a former state legislator for the Republican party, Steve May is now running for a House seat in District 17, the district representing Tempe and south Scottsdale. He is challenging incumbent Ed Ableser for the house seat.

Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin hit media headlines last February when he was arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI in Scottsdale. Yet the hockey player's name is now being thrown around once again since he was sentenced to 30 days in jail over the incident last week.

The Toronto Sun reports that a Scottsdale judge also sentenced Nikolai Khabibulin to complete an alcohol-education program and pay fines of more than $1,500 in addition to spending 30 days behind bars. But will the hockey player follow through with this sentence?

The Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was charged with DUI last February after his Scottsdale drunk driving arrest, but CBC News now reports that the hockey star's lawyer is asking Arizona courts to throw out the charges and argues that his client's constitutional rights were violated.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Arizona DUI attorney Mark DuBiel is now doing everything that he can to prove his client's innocence by examining all the evidence in the case. Nikolai Khabibulin's lawyer reportedly plans to testify that studies from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the U.S. say standard field sobriety tests should not be given to certain people who would have difficulty with them sober, including people who are over 65 years of age, people with back, leg or middle-ear problems and people with high-heeled shoes.