Wife of Paris Hilton Prosecutor Was Wanted on Old Arrest Warrant

Jun 20, 10:20 PM

Current Headlines: LOS ANGELES _ The wife of the prosecutor who fought to put Paris Hilton behind bars was until Wednesday wanted on a nine-year-old arrest warrant for ducking court on her own driving violations.

Michelle Delgadillo turned herself in after the warrant and an unrelated smashup in her hubby's city car were exposed following City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo's hot pursuit of Paris.

She was sentenced to a year's probation and $431 in fines after pleading "no contest" to one count of driving without a license.

"This happened several years ago. I am very embarrassed," the 36-year-old wife of the city's top prosecutor said.

Rocky Delgadillo said he was blindsided by his scofflaw wife's wayward ways: "I was unaware there was any outstanding warrant. ... I immediately urged my wife to remedy the situation."

He was no slouch when it came to Hilton, going after her for a DUI arrest and then for a probation violation when she was caught driving on a suspended license. When Hilton was released from her 45-day jail sentence to house arrest, he fought to get her tossed back in the clink.

His wife's warrant stemmed back to 1998, two weeks before she wed him, when Michelle was cited for driving on a suspended license in an unregistered vehicle _ without insurance.

She was also chronically late paying several parking tickets.

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