Detroit's Hip-Hop Mayor Gets Four Months In Jail

Detroit's "Hip-Hop Mayor" Kwame Kilpatrick was sentence to four months in jail yesterday (October 28).

According to the AP, Kilpatrick was also ordered to pay the city $1 million in restitution to which he already put down a $20,000 down payment.

As previously reported by StreetCred.com, Kilpatrick plead guilty on September 4th to felony charges resulting from a sex scandal involving former top aide Christine Beatty.

"At a time when this city needed transparency, accountability and responsibility, you exhibited hubris and privilege at the expense of the city," the judge said during yesterday's sentencing.

Kilpatrick declined the offer to speak to the court but judge Groner made it clear how he felt about the former mayor's actions.

"Ultimately what shocked this court and much of the community was your press conference after your plea hearing," the judge said. "That night, the community expected to hear a message of humility, remorse and apology. Instead, we heard an arrogant and defiant man who accused the governor, among others, for his downfall."