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Sara Evans’ estranged husband won’t face jail time in connection with an incident in which he allegedly tried to run over the country artist with his car.
Jay Barker, a former quarterback for the University of Alabama, opted for a “best interest plea,” the Nashville District Attorney’s office confirmed to TMZ on Friday (June 10). The agreement means that Barker pleas down from a felony charge to a misdemeanor. The plea deal also means one year of probation for Barker, and he’ll have to hand over all weapons and complete a 26-week intervention program, the celebrity news hub noted.
Barker was accused of trying to crash his car into one in which Evans was a passenger. Evans and a friend were leaving a party when she saw Barker allegedly aiming for the vehicle. He missed, however, and reportedly left the scene. He was arrested in January following the incident.