Rapper DMX to stay in Phx jail for violating probation

(AP) - A judge has ordered rapper DMX to spend six months in a Phoenix jail for violating probation and also undergo a mental health evaluation. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was arrested March 9 for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs. The 39-year-old rapper was released from jail in May after serving a 90-day sentence for felony convictions including cruelty to animals, theft and two drug counts. In court Tuesday, Simmons admitted to a single violation of probation for failing a drug test last June. Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Christine Mulleneaux could have sent Simmons to prison. But she says Simmons could possibly be released from jail sooner than six months if he's accepted into a drug rehabilitation program. Maricopa County authorities have arrested Simmons five times, including an August 2007 raid on the rapper's north Phoenix home where they found 12 neglected dogs, three buried dogs, drugs and a cache of weapons.