Former DFW radio personality Russ Martin pleaded no contest Friday to a charge of physically assaulting his fiancee 21 years younger than him last year and was sentenced to two years’ probation by a Tarrant County judge.
The former host and shock jock of “Live 105.3″ KLLI-FM’s Russ Martin Show was initially charged by police with assaulting his girlfriend, Mandy, July 14, 2008, at his Southlake home.
As part of Friday’s plea deal, Martin, 48, received two years probation, has to pay a $1,000 fine, complete a batterer’s intervention program and was ordered to avoid further domestic violence.
Martin had been a popular fixture on local radio since 1997, when he took over the morning-drive shift at “The Eagle” KEGL-FM (97.1). He moved to KYNG-FM (now KLLI) three years later and lost his job there when it changed formats in December.
Rumors are that he will continue to receive his hefty paychecks from CBS until his contract ends. No telling when that is, at this point.
Dallas Observer reporter columnist Richie Whitt wrote yesterday that Martin and Mandy ”were reconciled for months” but may have broken up again, based upon the “no contest” plea.
Whitt wrote that he will write a complete story about Martin in an upcoming edition of the Dallas Observer.
For more complete details, click here to read this Ft. Worth Star-Telegram story.
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