The estranged mother of Yankees star pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been busted for allegedly dealing drugs, authorities said.Jacqueline Standley, 44, was arrested Saturday at her Nebraska apartment on felony charges of selling a gram of methamphetamine to an undercover cop, said police Capt. David Beggs.
Standley was being held Monday night on $5,000 bail after being arraigned in the same Lincoln courtroom where her famous son pleaded guilty last month to drunken-driving charges.
Beggs said an undercover cop paid Standley $110 for the small plastic bag of speed. He said the transaction happened Feb. 11 at Standley's apartment, which features a shrine to her son with photos and news clippings of his baseball accomplishments.
Standley's arrest was delayed until laboratory tests done on the substance purchased from her confirmed it was meth, Beggs said.
She was charged with delivery of an exceptionally hazardous drug, a class 2 felony punishable by 1 to 50 years in prison. Standley told a judge that she could not afford an attorney. A public defender was appointed to represent her.
In an interview with the Daily News in October, Standley said she had been estranged from her 23-year-old son for the past two years.
Chamberlain was raised by his father, Harlan Chamberlain, who uses a wheelchair after a childhood bout with polio.
Standley admitted her struggles with alcohol and drug abuse greatly damaged her relationship with her son. She told the Lincoln Journal Star that she saw less and less of her son as she started heavily using pot and meth. "No, I wasn't the greatest mother," she said.
After the Yankees' loss to the Red Sox Monday night, Joba Chamberlain acknowledged knowing about the arrest prior to the game, but said it had "been awhile" since the two last spoke.
"She's still my mom and I still love her," he said. "That's the long and short of it. You handle it. You've only got one mom, man. You have to be thankful for her, love her and pray for her."
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