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David "Heavy D" Sparks was arrested after failing to pay fees related to a 2017 environmental lawsuit

A federal judge ordered Sparks' arrest after ruling he was in contempt

Sparks starred on the Discovery Channel's Diesel Brothers

One of the stars of the Discovery Channel's Diesel Brothers was arrested after a federal judge issued a bench warrant linked to an environmental lawsuit.

David "Heavy D" Sparks is in custody in Salt Lake City, according to county jail records, which indicate that he was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

The arrest comes days after a federal judge in Utah issued a warrant ordering authorities to arrest Sparks for contempt of court in connection with a Clean Air Act lawsuit filed by Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment in 2017.

The suit acc

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