“The Grand Dame” is free.
“Real Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger was released from jail Tuesday morning at 10 a.m., according to the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation.
The 62-year-old served a one-year sentence at the Montgomery County Detention Center in Maryland for driving under the influence and other charges. She was sentenced to two years in jail, with one suspended.
Huger served her full time in the facility, according to a spokesperson for the department of correction and rehabilitation. Maryland has a diminution credit system in which some inmates can earn a reduction in their sentence. Inmates who are not eligible for this system include those convicted of serious sexual offenses.
Huger, a fan-favorite and original “RHOP” cast member, was convicted late last year by a Montgomery County jury of DUI and other charges connected to a March 19, 2024, solo crash near Oaklyn Drive in Potomac. No one was injured in the crash.
Prosecutors had requested six months in jail and defense lawyers wanted no time in favor of rehabilitation. Huger was branded a repeat offender by prosecutors, who pointed out three previous alcohol-related traffic cases between 2006 and 2011. None of those previous cases had led to jail time.
The 62-year-old was sentenced to jail time, $2,900 in fines and five years of probation. Huger admitted fault in court earlier this year, saying she was grateful no one was injured by her actions.
Now that she’s been released, Huger won’t be allowed to drive for a year, and if she violates probation, she could be sent back to jail to serve the year of suspended time.
An attorney for Huger did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
