Dr. Jan Adams Sent To Prison For A Year 
Published Wednesday, January 07, 2009 3:07 PM
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    By Tai Saint Louis
    The controversial Los Angeles plastic surgeon who came under fire for his possible role in the death of rapper Kanye West’s mother Dr. Donda West, has been sentenced to a year-long prison term in California.


    Dr. Jan Adams will report to the Solano County jail in Vallejo, CA on February 6 to serve time for a June 2008 DUI arrest.


    According to Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU, Adams was arrested on June 26 in Benicia, CA after several drivers witnessed him driving his 2004 Jaguar XJ8 in the wrong direction on Highway 680.


    The California Highway Patrol was alerted by several other drivers who saw 54-year-old Adams driving south on the highway’s northbound lanes.


    Upon his arrest, he was found to have a blood-alcohol level of .20, more than double the legal limit in California.


    According to his defense attorney Michael Cardoza, Adams chose jail time over a probationary term so that he can get his physician’s license back upon his release.


    Cardoza said that his client’s drinking was the result of high stress levels created by the controversy surrounding Dr. West’s death.


    Dr. West passed away on November 10, 2007, one day after undergoing a tummy tuck and breast reduction procedure at Adams’ Beverly Hills practice.


    Two months later, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office determined she died of “coronary artery disease and multiple post operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty,” but stated that the final cause of death could not be determined.


    While Adams avoided any criminal charges, he did come under fire for failing to recognize the possible complications Dr. West would face.


    On August 15, the California Senate passed the Donda West Law, which requires any person wishing to undergo elective cosmetic surgery to obtain a medical clearance from a licensed physician.


    Dr. Adams has two prior DUI convictions in Los Angeles County.


    Comments

     

    Eight Mile Road Music News » Dr. Jan Adams Sent To Prison For A Year said:

    January 7, 2009 3:10 PM
     

    Ms_JoiBella said:

    THATS GOOD. HE JUST WANTED HER MONEY SO HE DIDN'T CARE ABOUT HER SAFTY. EVEN IF SHE HAD OTHER CONDITIONS HE SHOULD'VE AT LEAST INFORMED HER.
    January 7, 2009 3:11 PM
     

    chocolaterain said:

    Why do people feel the need of cutting their bodies up?

    If u were disfigured in a fire/accident its understandable. otherwise people need to love themselves and their looks.

    we are too brainwashed with the medias standard of beauty
    January 7, 2009 3:13 PM
     

    Dr. Jan Adams Sent To Prison For A Year | Generation-HipHop said:

    January 7, 2009 3:17 PM
     

    long_tong said:

    Why not put up HIS pic instead of Kanye and his momma. I thought for a second, that he was thrown in jail for what happened to 'Ye's mom.
    January 7, 2009 3:22 PM
     

    doobie-ashtray said:

    hes going to become everyones doctor in the joint.. its like being the dude who knows how to fix computers..
    January 7, 2009 3:22 PM
     

    theillseed said:

    damn bro...
    January 7, 2009 3:24 PM
     

    ctscott203 said:

    Damn They dont got the pic cause some DIEHARD kayne fans may cause harm to that DR.



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    January 7, 2009 3:26 PM
     

    tha clear said:

    THis guy's career is over. I still don't think he's fully responsible for her death.
    January 7, 2009 3:28 PM
     

    doobie-ashtray said:

    @CTSCOTT203

    KANYE FANS ARENT IN JAIL... THEYRE IN SCHOOL.
    January 7, 2009 3:34 PM
     

    Dr. Jan Adams Sent to Prison for a Year « STREET KNOWLEDGE MEDIA said:

    January 7, 2009 3:37 PM
     

    Killuminati 187 said:

    Plastic Surgery is Evil, there is no debating that.  They BOTH wrong for it, SHE was wrong to go through with it, and HE was wrong for performing the procedure.  She paid for it with her life, he's payin' for it by goin' to prison for a year.  You can't expect a positive outcome when doin' shit like this.

    RIP Mrs. West, sure wish she would have changed her mind, very strong woman.  And Kanye needs to get out of that deep depression he's in, it's not healthy.
    January 7, 2009 3:40 PM
     

    Killuminati 187 said:

    And before anybody says anything, I know he wasn't sent to Prison for the Plastic Surgery, but I feel as if his Karma caught up with him and he's payin' for it through this mishap.
    January 7, 2009 3:43 PM
     

    ZUBU said:

    He's going to do his little bid and be back playing his role as a plastic surgeon, sadly. As someone else said he just wanted that paper. Fuck a plastic surgery unless you a fly-ass broad with small tits then by all means get you some tits ma!

    I have a homegirl who got a nose job about a year ago, I told her that her nose was fine but she insisted it was not. I told her baby get your boobs done and no one will ever look at your nose again. Now she is considering getting her boobs done!
    January 7, 2009 3:44 PM
     

    ToneofTERRAZONA~BWS said:

    SMH!
    January 7, 2009 3:44 PM
     

    Donda West Surgeon Sent To Prison | The Urban Daily said:

    January 7, 2009 3:49 PM
     

    AZ Westsider said:

    THIS IS NOT HIP HOP NEWS! A DOCTOR GOT SENT UP FOR A DUI! WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH HIP HOP?
    January 7, 2009 4:07 PM
     

    poe said:

    one year? that's it? I wonder how Ye feels about it.
    January 7, 2009 4:30 PM
     

    HOT97 said:

     
    long_tong said:
    Why not put up HIS pic instead of Kanye and his momma. I thought for a second, that he was thrown in jail for what happened to 'Ye's mom.
    Yeah what the fuck does Kanye and his Barbie doll moms got to do with it?
    January 7, 2009 4:36 PM
     

    STREET SOCIETY INC. said:

    TOUGH BREAK NICCA...
    January 7, 2009 4:43 PM
     

    GATT504 said:

    I'm sorry...I just don't see how these two stories are being linked together...What does Dr. Adams' DUI arrest have to do with hip-hop in any fashion???  Yeah, so he's the guy may have played a role in Kanye's mom's death...BIG DEAL...Try to keep your articles focused on more hip-hop related subject matter...
    January 7, 2009 4:47 PM
     

    TonyMalibu said:

    long_tong said:
    Why not put up HIS pic instead of Kanye and his momma. I thought for a second, that he was thrown in jail for what happened to 'Ye's mom.

    ************************************

    Well, if they put HIS pic up...then this news wouldn't be related to Hip Hop now would it?  Then ya'll would be saying shit like "...And how is this related to Hip Hop?"  Ya'll know how ya'll be doing.

    This news is related to hip hop because dude operated on the mother of Kanye West (hip hop artist), and she died not too long afterwards.  So...the logical thing to do would be to put a picture of KANYE WEST AND HIS MOTHER up.



     
    January 7, 2009 4:50 PM
     

    djinferno said:

    He need to get a life sentence thats one dr. i'm not going to
    January 7, 2009 4:51 PM
     

    TonyMalibu said:

    Killuminati 187 said:
    And before anybody says anything, I know he wasn't sent to Prison for the Plastic Surgery, but I feel as if his Karma caught up with him and he's payin' for it through this mishap.

    ******************************************

    I thought the same thing.  What goes around comes around...that's a universal principle.

    I wonder how Ye is holding up?  Truth be told...he doesn't even act the same anymore.  Everytime I see that picture of him and his moms, my heart breaks.  I can't even imagine (and don't wanna imagine) what that feels like.


    January 7, 2009 4:54 PM
     

    Killuminati 187 said:

    @TonyMalibu

    Yeah...Ye is hella depressed, damn near suicidal from the looks of it.  It's sad... it's blockin' his creativity, he's lettin' his emotions fuck up his artistry.  Everytime I see that nigga on tv or hear some new shit from him now I'm like "wow...he's really lost his mind, like for real.  he's SERIOUSLY lost his mind."  Dude needs to be pulled out of that depression before he ends up goin' off the deep end.  

    I saw Kanye's Glow in the Dark show here in OKC a little while after Graduation dropped, and I gotta say that hands down that was the best live performance from a Hip Hop artist I have ever seen in my entire life.  I was literally amazed.  He was so energetic, everything was on point, he brought it like no other.  NOW....his performance is not the same, it's slowly getting worse and worse..he looks like he's about to break down on stage everytime.  We need Kanye, somebody needs to help him on some real shit, I can't stand seein' dude like that, he's too talented and influential.
    January 7, 2009 5:05 PM
     

    Daily Recap - 1/7/09 at SNICKA.com said:

    January 7, 2009 5:55 PM
     

    Kappagem said:

    HOT97 said:
     
    long_tong said:
    Why not put up HIS pic instead of Kanye and his momma. I thought for a second, that he was thrown in jail for what happened to 'Ye's mom.
    Yeah what the fuck does Kanye and his Barbie doll moms got to do with it?
    January 7, 2009 4:36 PM

    ^^^^^^^^^Mad disrespectful...but you're good at that...

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    The pic really shouldn't be up there though.  His should, so people can avoid him when he gets out...

    Oh, and tell him when he does get out to stay off the BART.  He wouldn't want to get shot by them or anything...

    January 7, 2009 5:59 PM
     

    mr.201973 said:

    January 7, 2009 6:45 PM
     

    Cmacjb said:

    Damn poor Dr. Adams, I used to watch his show on the Health Channel. After clearing his name of the whole Dr. West case hes now going into depression SMH.
    January 7, 2009 7:38 PM
     

    tbirdandkoolaid said:

    @   doobie-ashtray said:
    @CTSCOTT203

    KANYE FANS ARENT IN JAIL... THEYRE IN SCHOOL.
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    lmao, folk that post made my day.......


    thanks
    January 7, 2009 8:45 PM
     

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