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"&lt;img alt=\"0705_west_scantlin_article_la_county_sheriff\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/07/05/0705-west-scantlin-article-la-county-sheriff-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Puddle of Mudd&lt;/strong&gt; singer &lt;strong&gt;Wes Scantlin&lt;/strong&gt; pled guilty to cocaine possession yesterday -- but TMZ has learned, he won't be going to jail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ broke the story ... &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/04/04/wes-scantlin-charged-cocaine-possession/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scantlin was charged&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; with felony coke possession back in April following his January arrest in L.A. Scantlin was also charged with two misdemeanors -- being under the influence of a controlled substance and driving without a license.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Scantlin struck a deal with prosecutors that will keep him out of the pokey -- agreeing to plead guilty to the possession charge. The two misdemeanors were dropped.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In exchange for the guilty plea, Scantlin was sentenced to complete a drug counseling program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He must show proof of enrollment by August -- and if he screws up, he could be sent to jail."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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