Charles Oakley pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge Tuesday morning in an arrangement with Las Vegas prosecutors that allows the former Knicks player to avoid the potential of jail time following from his arrest last month at a casino, his attorney said.
Oakley was accused by Las Vegas authorities last month of attempting to change his wager “after the outcome was known,” according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. That charge, a felony in Nevada, carried a potential jail sentence between one and six years and a fine of $10,000.
Oakley’s no-contest plea “fully resolves this situation,” Oakley’s attorneys David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld said in a statement to Newsday.