Idol Also-Ran Clark Probably Cell-Bound

Corey Clark keeps returning to the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

The erstwhile American Idol finalist is facing up to two years in jail after pleading guilty last week in Arizona to felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence for trespassing on his father-in-law's property, where his estranged wife was staying at the time.

While the minimum penalty is four to six months behind bars, Clark's pending sentence could be all the stiffer because when he set foot on Esmundo Tejeda's land on July 24, 2006, he was also violating a restraining order obtained by his missus, Tejeda's daughter, according to the plea deal struck in Yuma County Superior Court on Oct. 2.

Clark will also receive probation and could be fined as much as $150,000.

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