Tyson out of jail

NEW YORK – Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson ate Sloppy Joes and read the mobster epic ‘American Gangster’ during his 24-hour jail term in Phoenix this week.

A Sloppy Joe is described as a hot sandwich with meat and tomato sauce in a bun. Tyson was released on Wednesday morning, officials said.He was held apart from the 1 500 other inmates and in a secluded part of Tent City, an open-air jail.The 41-year-old boxer had faced four years and three months in prison.He pleaded guilty on September 24 to one count of felony cocaine possession and one misdemeanour count of driving under the influence.The charges stem from his arrest last year after leaving a Scottsdale club.Tyson reported at the jail on Tuesday to spend his 24 hours in the open-air facility near a dog pound and trash dump.Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who runs the jail, said Tyson had to wear the jail-issue pink underwear and black-and-white striped jumpsuit.SuperboxingTyson was released on Wednesday morning, officials said.He was held apart from the 1 500 other inmates and in a secluded part of Tent City, an open-air jail.The 41-year-old boxer had faced four years and three months in prison.He pleaded guilty on September 24 to one count of felony cocaine possession and one misdemeanour count of driving under the influence.The charges stem from his arrest last year after leaving a Scottsdale club.Tyson reported at the jail on Tuesday to spend his 24 hours in the open-air facility near a dog pound and trash dump.Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who runs the jail, said Tyson had to wear the jail-issue pink underwear and black-and-white striped jumpsuit.Superboxing