{"id":2048442,"date":"2026-07-17T15:20:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048442"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:20:57","slug":"secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-star-miranda-hopes-ex-sentenced-over-dui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048442","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8217; Star Miranda Hope&#8217;s Ex Sentenced Over DUI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f4\/16by9\/2026\/07\/17\/f416bc2329ec48a78309fc14100831f0_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8217; Star Miranda Hope&#8217;s Ex Sentenced Over DUI<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;SLOMW&#8217; Star Miranda Hope&#8217;s Ex<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Sentenced Over DUI Arrest<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T08:20:57-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 17, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:20 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-a04c0ffb50669138e08b54e4889312e5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260717_f416bc2329ec48a78309fc14100831f0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:06e5455e-e5d5-4785-ac3b-4964a8be753a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f4\/4by3\/2026\/07\/17\/f416bc2329ec48a78309fc14100831f0_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Chase-McWhorter-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d7f4dd8adb83995cfcc8084f25b94839\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8221; star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/miranda-hope\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Miranda Hope<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s ex <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chase-mc-whorter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Chase McWhorter<\/strong><\/a> cut a plea deal with prosecutors in his DUI case &#8230; and it looks like he&#8217;s going to avoid jail time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e28dca36b7a0863a92590bb5d737fe9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Chase pled guilty to one count of misdemeanor DUI and, in exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop the other charges and recommend probation, community service, and a substance abuse evaluation, instead of jail time. The judge signed off on the deal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-aa5b5c8cf9ae8916529c7a8af39d9269\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260502_9cdb285d4aa9455ea3b864d9193f17bd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:06e5455e-e5d5-4785-ac3b-4964a8be753a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9c\/4by3\/2026\/05\/02\/9cdb285d4aa9455ea3b864d9193f17bd_md.png\" alt=\"sub chase mcwhorter miranda hope insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6f897c7d455a00a8e4d399c36457b2e4\" 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of July weekend.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c075b3ac7361fedf7e895f58d7d446ab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Utah police say officers initiated the stop after observing Chase&#8217;s vehicle drift outside of the travel lane several times &#8230; also noting he smelled like alcohol, had bloodshot eyes, and slurred speech.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/17\/chase-mcwhorter-pleads-guilty-to-dui-charge\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:06e5455e-e5d5-4785-ac3b-4964a8be753a\" 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&#8216;Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8217; Star Miranda Hope&#8217;s Ex Sentenced Over DUI &#8216;SLOMW&#8217; Star Miranda Hope&#8217;s ExSentenced Over DUI Arrest By TMZ Staff Published July 17, 2026 8:20 AM PDT &#8220;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8221; star Miranda Hope&#8216;s ex Chase McWhorter cut a plea deal with prosecutors in his DUI case 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