HAZZARD COUNTY, GA. (THECOUNT) — 70s and 80s, Dukes of Hazzard star, John Schneider, represented himself in court on Monday, June 11th, 2018 and issued a statement before checking into jail after being ordered jailed over failure to pay court-ordered alimony to his estranged wife, Elvira Castle.
Schneider, 57, spoke with Fox News on the telephone before he was checked into the county jail for a sentence imposed after a brief court appearance.
Castle filed divorce in 2014, but it has not been finalized yet according to Fox News.
Schneider not only built a successful career on television, but he also made a name for himself in country music as well. He released a cover of Elvis Presley‘s “It’s Now or Never” that peaked at the No. 4 spot on Billboard’s US Country chart – the all-time top-charting Elvis cover of any genre. source
Schneider and Castle have been estranged for four years and have three children together, two of which were hers from a previous marriage.
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