BELTON, Texas (AP) -- Ramonce Taylor, the former Texas running back who had 15 touchdowns in the Longhorns' 2005 national championship season, is serving five months in jail for violating probation.
The sentence District Judge Martha Trudo handed down Thursday also includes five years probation upon his release.
Given Taylor's history of multiple probation violations in recent months, including positive drug tests, Trudo said he can get drug and alcohol counseling "that he obviously needs" while in jail.
"He's not going to do it on his own," Trudo told The Associated Press. "This is going to be his best way to try and make himself a productive citizen, if he wants to be."
Taylor's mother, Ramona Clark, began wailing during the hearing and was removed from the courtroom, the Temple Daily Telegram reported. She passed out and hit her head on the floor, but regained consciousness a few seconds later.
