Online court records show Knafelc pleaded guilty in 2010 in Pennsylvania to charges of theft, driving under the influence, child endangerment and drivingwithout a license.
He was back in a Toulouse court February 24 for causing an accident with injuries and drivingwithout a license and was sentenced to a month in jail, his lawyer Christian Etelin said on BFM-TV.
The offenses that can trigger incarceration at detention centers like the one I visited recently include traffic violations such as drivingwithout a valid license.
He was arrested in 2009 for underage possession of alcohol and in 2011 for driving with a suspended license and without insurance after being involved in a car accident.