Joba's Estranged Mom Arrested In Nebraska

Yesterday, police in Lincoln, Nebraska said that the estranged mother of Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was "arrested on charges of selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in February." Jacqueline Standley, 44, allegedly sold a gram of a meth-like substance (for $110) to a cop back in February. After tests confirmed it was meth, she was arrested over the weekend and her bail was set at $5,000. She previously said that her depression and trouble with drugs prompted her to let Chamberlain's father raise him and his sister; “No. I wasn’t the greatest mother. But in the bad choices I made, I in turn made good choices. And one was for them to be with their dad a lot.” Chamberlain, who says he hasn't spoken to her in a while, told the Daily News, "You've only got one mom, man, and you've got to be thankful for her. I still love her." Random fact: Standley appeared in the same courtroom where Chamberlain pleaded guilty to his October DUI.

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By Jen Chung in News on May 5, 2009 8:08 AM

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mfib

Whitecastlerock's Yankee hate is really boring, predictable and sad.

It's like reading Allen Barra write about baseball in The Voice. All he knows is the yankees have a large payroll and they should be denigrated. But, he damn sure couldn't tell you one other fucking thing about the game...

-Cub fan.

marcasm

It helps explain why a Mother would name her son Joba.

NannyState

With Mother's Day not far away, Joba had better start buying cases of Sudafed now.

whitecastlerock

The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree

hotstepper

hugs not drugs.

Angelheaded Hipster

Nebraska trash stereotypes EXPLODED

henricus

Yeah, because I've never seen a junky mom with her two kids in NYC. Oh wait, yeah I see two or three every morning on the way to the subway. There are just as many people in NYC (if not more) who would be called trash or rednecks if they lived outside the city.