Convicted billionaire who adopted girlfriend allowed private jet to Houston
As he awaits the retrial of his drunken driving manslaughter conviction, billionaire Houston native John Goodman will get to leave his Palm Beach mansion to visit his ailing mother in Houston, a Florida judge decided.
At an emergency hearing last week, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath agreed to allow Goodman to travel to Houston to visit his mother, 85-year-old Harriet Goodman, the Palm Beach Post reported.
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The industrialist initially was only approved to take a commercial flight accompanied by four deputies, but Palm Beach sheriff's officials have allowed him to be escorted aboard a chartered jet. He will be responsible for all travel costs, along with lodging and meal expenses, CultureMap reported.
The 49-year-old polo mogul was convicted in March 2012 of DUI-manslaughter and vehicular homicide, stemming from a hit-and-run automobile collision in 2010. He was driving a Bentley in Wellington, Fla., when he ran a stop sign and struck a car driving by Scott Patrick Wilson, 23.
More at http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Convicted-billionaire-who-adopted-girlfriend-4743708.php?cmpid=hpfc .