Teen Mom's Amber Portwood Sent to Jail for Probation Violation

Celebrity News December 19, 2011 AT 5:49PM By Rebecca Macatee

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Amber Portwood is back in trouble with the law.

Radar Online reports that the 21-year-old Teen Mom is back in jail after a judge ruled she violated her probation. (In June, she pled guilty to two counts of domestic battery after an August 2010 incident in which she was caught on camera assaulting her 3-year-old daughter Leah's father, Gary Shirley.)

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The MTV reality star's brother, Shawn Portwood, tells Us Weekly that "probation officers visited [her] for a random drug test at her house and they found pills in her purse that she did not have a prescription for even although she explained that they had previously been prescribed to her. In addition she missed a court hearing and that is why she was jailed this time around."

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The Madison County Sheriff's Department confirmed to E! News that Amber is indeed in their jail on a "probation violation," and said it will "will be up to the courts to decide" how long she remains there.

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Shawn tells Us his sister "is distraught because she was planning to spend Christmas with her family and Gary was going to let her see Leah also."

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December 21, 2011 - 12:19am Rickie Burgos
I used to like Amber... But after all of this, I just don't know. Poor Leah has to watch at a young age, her Mom going to jail. That poor little girl doesn't even have a clue where she is going. I'm sorry Amber, but I think you need to let Gary keep the baby for a while...
December 20, 2011 - 8:14am Bianca Goldie Locks Moxey
she is the jenelle of teen mom 1......very foolish, with the money they make y dont she go to school and stop making stupid decisions....idiots man
December 19, 2011 - 11:13pm Elsa Caceres
trash
December 19, 2011 - 10:08pm Thegreatone Courtini
I saw on Gary's twitter and somwhere else that he has full custody of Leah. I don't sympathize with her at all. In fact, it's pretty sad that Leah's mom really isn't there for her.
December 19, 2011 - 9:10pm Paige Thomas
I would sympathize but I just can't...hope the child gets through all this crap with no scars...
December 19, 2011 - 8:45pm Amanda Richard
She def doesn't deserve sweet little leah! It's too bad, because leah didnt ask for that!
December 19, 2011 - 6:55pm Mary Kolek Stone
For some reason I am not sad over this girl going to jail.. I am sad for her little girl who deserves more than 2 selfish, way too young parents.