Sierra checks into rehab

Sierra checks into rehab

Jessica Sierra, right, leaves her attorney's office with her grandmother.
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TAMPA – A former American Idol contestant from the Bay Area has reportedly checked in to rehab.

Jessica Sierra's lawyer, John Fitzgibbons, says she has entered a drug and alcohol rehab program in California. He explained that is why she didn't attend a hearing today on battery and drug charges.

Sierra was arrested at the Hyde Park Café earlier this year after police say she tossed a glass at a man in the bar. Deputies also found cocaine on her when she was booked into jail.

"Hopefully it will be something that both the court and the state will take into consideration, that shows that she's trying to get some help, that she's taking the initiative, and I think most courts view positively efforts by defendants to help themselves in this manner," said Fitzgibbons.

A judge postponed Sierra's trial until late November.

Another case against Sierra has already been dropped. Fitzgibbons says she settled with a local rental car company after failing to return a car to them