Obama's Uncle Makes Court Appearance for Drunk Driving Charge
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sept. 29: Onyango Obama, right, uncle of President Barack Obama, waits with defense attorney Scott Bratton in Framingham, Mass., District Court, during a hearing on an August drunken driving charge. (AP/MetroWest Daily News)
President Barack Obama's uncle has completed a brief appearance in a Massachusetts court on a drunken driving charge.
A Framingham District Court judge on Thursday scheduled Onyango Obama to return to court Nov. 17.
Obama and his lawyer refused to comment outside court.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He pleaded not guilty after he was arrested last month in Framingham. Police allege he registered a reading of 0.14 percent on a blood-alcohol breath test, above the state's legal driving limit of 0.08 percent.
Obama, originally from Kenya, is the half-brother of the president's late father.
He was initially held without bail on a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on allegations he violated an order to return to Kenya. He was released and ordered to regularly check in with immigration officials.