In March, he pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and other charges. He received a 10-year sentence yesterday in Jefferson Circuit Court. But under terms of his plea agreement Hooper's sentence was suspended and he was put on five years' probation. He is serving six months in jail as a condition of that probation. In an interview, Marini said she agreed to the terms of Hooper's plea because she thinks her mother would have done the same thing.
Nothing is really fair and just.
I lost my mother. Hooper also pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal mischief and driving under the influence. It was his second DUI conviction in five years. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Hooper will undergo random drug and alcohol testing while on probation. Judge Judith McDonald-Burkman told Hooper that she will revoke his probation if he ever tests positive for drugs or alcohol.