Poker pro Dan Bilzerian avoids jail time in explosives case
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Poker professional and Internet playboy Dan Bilzerian and a pal capitalized on Bilzerian's substantial Instagram following Friday to avoid prosecution on felony explosives charges in Las Vegas.

Bilzerian's lawyer, David Chesnoff, told a judge his client will record a public service announcement for the federal Bureau of Land Management to resolve the criminal case resulting from the detonation of a homemade explosive beneath a tractor-trailer cab at an unofficial shooting range outside Las Vegas.

The PSA will advise viewers what not to do on public land.

Bilzerian, 34, and Jeremy Guymon, 36, both of Las Vegas, didn't appear before Justice of the Peace Joseph Sciscento.

Because the Nov. 4 explosion sparked a small wildfire, Chesnoff and attorney Richard Schonfeld, for Guymon, entered no-contest pleas to misdemeanor failing to extinguish a fire. The lawyers paid a combined $20,000 in restitution.

Chief Deputy Clark County District Attorney David Stanton called it unnecessary to prosecute the two men. They could have faced felony explosives charges carrying the possibility of up to 12 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Chesnoff and Schonfeld said outside court that their clients were happy to resolve the case.

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