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California, Nov 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jennifer Lopez’s new lover Casper Smart may be going to jail pretty soon. The dancer has had several brushes with the law and officials say the recent incident that could land him in jail is a drag racing incident in February 2010.

After pleading not guilty at the start of the trial this year, Casper, whose real name on the court papers is Beau Paul Smart, changed his plea to guilty in March. He is scheduled to be sentenced at the beginning of next year and according to the laws in California, he could go to jail and pay a fine as well.

The 24-year-old met Lopez last May and the two reportedly started going out together. The 42-year-old mother-of-two recently ended her relationship with singer Marc Anthony.

The police documents reveal that since 2004, Casper has had several brushes with the law. Most of the problems have been minor traffic violations but others are major ones like missing court dates and driving without a valid license.

The law in the state of California is clear about what to do to a person who conducts drag racing. The punishment is “imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.”