SO-CALLED “PAINTER-OF-LIGHT” THOMAS KINKADE HAS PLEADED NO CONTEST TO CHARGES OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE 52 YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED IN CARMEL BACK IN JUNE. PROSECUTORS SAID HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS MORE THAN TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT. KINKADE HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SPEND 10 DAYS IN JAIL, ATTEND A 9-MONTH LONG D.U.I. OFFENDER PROGRAM, SERVE 5 YEARS INFORMAL COURT PROBATION, AND PAY A FINE OF MORE THAN 18 HUNDRED DOLLARS.
