Karen Huger, 'Real Housewives of Potomac' star, released from prison after DUI conviction

"The Grand Dame" is free. "Real Housewives of Potomac" star Karen Huger was released from jail.

"The Grand Dame" is free.

"Real Housewives of Potomac" star Karen Huger was released from prison Tuesday morning, according to the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation.

The 62-year-old served a one-year sentence at the Montgomery County Detention Center in Maryland for driving under the influence and other charges. She was sentenced to two years in prison, with one suspended.

Huger served her full time in the facility, according to a spokesperson for the department of correction and rehabilitation. Maryland has a diminution credit system in which some inmates can earn a reduction in their sentence. Inmates who are not eligible for this system include those convicted of serious sexual offenses.

Huger, a fan-favorite original "RHOP" cast member coined "the Grand Dame," was convicted late last year by a Montgomery County jury of DUI and other charges connected to a March 19, 2024, solo crash near Oaklyn Drive in Potomac. No one was injured in the crash.