NE-YO CATCHES A BREAK

So Ne-yo catches a break in court on his 105 mph speeding violation

"Watch your speed when driving through Atlanta" he told reporters as he left Cobb State Court on Monday after pleading guilty to failing to get a Georgia license and no contest to reckless driving. As part of a plea deal, Ne-Yo will perform a concert for the Boys & Girls Club in Cobb.

Cobb County police clocked the singer-songwriter's Range Rover at 105 mph in a 55 mph zone when they pulled him over on Feb. 19 on South Cobb Drive and Cobb Parkway. He told police he'd lived in Georgia for a year.
"I was trying to get somewhere in a awful hurry, and I got pulled over."

Assistant Solicitor Frances Anderson asked Castellanos to impose a $280 fine because Ne-Yo had agreed to the concert and would speak to the youths at the club about the dangers of speeding. But Castellanos didn't go for it, noting his high rate of speed. Anderson then asked for a $1,000 fine, the maximum, which satisfied Castellanos.

So Ne-Yo will have to pay the fine, perform 24 hours of community service at a nonprofit and attend a defensive driving class.

Castellanos also sentenced him to six months of non-reporting probation.

He just has to stay out of trouble and do everything else the judge told him to do.