Columbus Short Fails Drug Test While on Probation

In September, Columbus Short pleaded no contest in a felony assault case and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation after punching a man and causing him to have a concussion. But that probation may come to a screeching halt, the Associated Press reports, after drug tests showed the actor tested positive for cocaine…

In September, Columbus Short pleaded no contest in a felony assault case and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation after punching a man and causing him to have a concussion. But that probation may come to a screeching halt, the Associated Press reports, after drug tests showed the actor tested positive for cocaine and marijuana, according to court records.

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Short is scheduled to appear in front of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Leslie E. Brown to address the drug tests, AP reports.

Shortโ€™s attorney Ludlow B. Creary II says that Shortโ€™s recent court issues are overblown.

โ€œItโ€™s our belief that Mr. Short is going to continue to make progress,โ€ Creary said.

In addition to the probation, Short was sentenced to anger management and community service.ย 

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