Ex- apos;Idol apos; Contestant 32 Released In An Ankle Monitor
ntonella Barba, 32, will be released Thursday after she's fitted with a monitor playersintroduction.mystrikingly.com to ensure she follows curfew
A former 'American Idol' and 'Fear Factor' contestant who was arrested last year in Virginia with nearly two pounds of fentanyl will be allowed to live with her parents in New Jersey while awaiting trial.
Antonella Barba, 32, will be released Thursday after she's fitted with a monitor to ensure she follows curfew, the [ ] reports.
Barba was indicted this month on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.
Prosecutors say she was a courier for a drug ring.
She was previously charged with shoplifting in New York and has a felony marijuana case pending in Kansas.
Barba reached the top 16 on 'American Idol' in 2007, the year Jordin Sparks won. She competed on 'Fear Factor' in 2012.
If she violates the terms of the release, Barba could be forced to pay a $10,000 fine.
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Barba reached the top 16 on 'American Idol' in 2007, the year Jordin Sparks won. She competed on 'Fear Factor' in 2012
No trial has been scheduled in the U.S. District Court in Norfolk.
Her attorney, James Broccoletti, declined comment to the newspaper.
Court documents and prosecutors said that Barba is one of eight members involved in a Hampton Roads drug conspiracy from late 2017 through the fall of 2018. Only one of the members is still free from custody.
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