The former Miami Gardens Police chief arrested for soliciting a prostitute was sentenced to six months of probation Tuesday after entering a no contest plea.
Stephen Johnson, 54, will also pay a $5,000 fine as part of the plea, which was entered in a Broward courtroom.
Johnson and his attorney refused to comment after the hearing.
Johnson was arrested in an undercover prostitution sting at a Dania Beach hotel in February.
Detectives had placed an escort ad on backpage.com and Johnson called the number, authorities said. He arranged to pay $100 for 30 minutes with two prostitutes, authorities said.
The incident was captured on video, which showed Johnson walk into the room with the two women, sit on the bed and hand over the cash before uniformed deputies entered the room and took him into custody.
Johnson, who had been Miami Gardens' chief since May 2014, was fired after his arrest. He blamed it on the pressures of his job.
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"The stress overwhelmed me," Johnson told reporters after his release from jail. "And I made a very bad decision."
