The Unit avoids jail after being arrested carrying drugs outside the Jersey Shore house

By Lizzie Smith for MailOnline Published: 21:50 EST, 2 August 2012 | Updated: 04:02 EST, 3 August 2012 8 View comments The Unit has avoided a prison sentence after he was arrested for drug possession outside the Jersey Shore home.

The Unit avoids jail following drug arrest outside the Jersey Shore house

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The Unit has avoided a prison sentence after he was arrested for drug possession outside the Jersey Shore home.

The reality star, real name John Manfre, agreed to a plea deal which saw him fined $125 for pleading guilty to a 'disorderly persons offense'.

In return for his guilty plea prosecutors dropped the drug charge, which stemmed from his arrest last summer for felony drug possession.

Plea deal: The Unit, seen with his adult film star girlfriend, Amia Miley, has managed to avoid a prison sentence following his drug arrest outside the Jersey Shore house

Plea deal: The Unit, seen with his adult film star girlfriend, Amia Miley, has managed to avoid a prison sentence following his drug arrest outside the Jersey Shore house

According to TMZ Manfre was found to have the horse tranquiliser ketamine in his possession when he was arrested outside the Seaside Heights house.

The Unit made his debut in the final season of Jersey Shore as the best friend of The Situation.

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From the start the popular program, which averaged 7.9million viewers per episode in its fifth season, received a fair amount of controversy.

The fly-on-the-wall documentary followed a group of people who live in the same summer rental.

In addition to its racy content, producers also came under fire for using the derogatory word 'guidos' in promotional material to describe the Italian-America sentimentality of the main characters.

The Unit. told the Huffington Post that his appearance on the show had 'changed my life'.

'I went from going with Mike to his club appearances and living in relative obscurity... to me doing a countrywide tour of club appearances, gaining a hell of lot of fans and followers, and being recognized when I go to places,' he said.


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