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Motley Crue Frontman Arrested for DUI in Las Vegas
Vince Neil booked into Clark County Jail
Vince Neil was stopped for suspicion of driving under the influence in Las Vegas early this morning. The former Motley Crue frontman was booked for Nevada DUI at the Clark County Jail, and his bond has been set at $2000. There are few details currently about the arrest, though it reportedly involved an accident.
Neil, 49, has a series of run-ins with law enforcement, including assaulting a music producer in 2002, attacking a prostitute at a Nevada brothel in 2003 and striking a sound engineer at a show in Texas in 2004.
Neil split from the band in 1992 and has pursued a number of business ventures, including a private line of tequila, a strip club, tattoo parlors and a restaurant named 'Dr. Feelgood's Bar and Grill'. He released 'Tattoos and Tequila', his first solo album in 15 years, on June 22.
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Lindsay Lohan’s California DUI Woes Continue
Actress has arrest warrant dropped after posting bond
Lindsay Lohan could not make a mandatory court appearance on Thursday, May 20 and the presiding judge issued an arrest warrant for the actress. After a bond of $100,000 was posted for her the same day, the warrant was recalled.
Lohan is facing probation violation stemming from the second of her two infamous arrests for driving under the influence in California. Under the terms of her plea agreement she was to attend an alcohol awareness meeting weekly and report her progress to the court regularly. Lohan has routinely snubbed the court, even showing up two hours late for one early morning appearance.
During the latest development, Lohan claimed that her passport had been stolen or misplaced while in France for the Cannes Film Festival. Lohan's defense attorney said that paperwork had been filed with police regarding the loss of the passport, and went so far as to say that his client had intended to attend an alcohol education class the very morning of the scheduled May 20 hearing. Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel dismissed those claims and issued the arrest warrant, stating that "she (Lohan) has a history of…not attending," and added, "If she wanted to be here, she could have been here. There's really no valid excuse." French law enforcement agents have said no theft report has been filed.
Judge Revel indicated that she intends to require Lohan to wear an alcohol detection ankle bracelet and undergo random, weekly drug and alcohol testing. The troubled 23-year old could also be sent to jail.
Despite her pending legal woes, Lohan made the most of her situation, party hopping in the south of France wearing thigh-highs and stiletto heels. She reportedly was at the Cannes festival to drum up support for a film in which she is scheduled to appear, a bio-pic about 70s porn star Linda Lovelace titled 'Inferno'.
Lohan is currently in the third year of probation for a 2007 DUI in Los Angeles, when she pled guilty to having a blood alcohol content above .08%, being under the influence of cocaine and reckless driving.
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'Real World' MTV Participant Arrested for DUI in California
'Puck' charged with drunk driving after accident with son in car
'Puck', a former participant on MTV’s 'Real World: San Francisco', was arrested for drunk driving in California. He was charged while in a hospital room in San Diego being treated for a single vehicle crash.
Puck, whose real name is David Rainey, was on a fishing trip with his eight-year old son when he reportedly failed to negotiate a turn and rolled down an embankment. The vehicle came to rest upside down in a creek. Puck injured both feet, his neck, his right hand, and fractured his clavicle and sternum. His son, Bogart, suffered bruised internal organs, but was able to exit the wrecked vehicle, climb back to the road and signal for help.
There was evidence of alcohol contributing to the crash, leading California Highway Patrol to charge Puck with driving under the influence in California. He also faces charges of child endangerment and driving without a license. He remains hospitalized, while his son has been released and is with his mother.
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TV star of 'The Hills' Arrested for California DUITV star of 'The Hills' Arrested for California DUI
Incident comes shortly after an arrest in Mexico for fighting.
Jason Wahler, formerly of the television series 'The Hills', was arrested in Newport Beach for driving under the influence in California. Police stopped the reality show star on March 19 around 10:55 pm while he was driving a 2008 Chevy Tahoe. Wahler was released on his own recognizance.
Wahler, 23, has gained a reputation as a bad boy. He was arrested on March 11 for being in a brawl in a San Lucas Mexico nightclub. He was arrested in Yakima County Washington in September 2009 and charged with assault and minor drinking. In 2008 he was ordered to rehab for punching a tow truck driver in the face and using racial slurs. He was arrested and spent 18 days in jail during 2007 for fighting in the lobby of the Seattle Marriott hotel. Later that year he was charged with underage drinking, resisting arrest and attempted bribery.
Wahler reportedly does not recall any of his arrests, claiming they are "blackouts".
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Stephanie Pratt Busted for DUI in Los Angeles
'The Hills' actress stopped for drunk driving in Hollywood early Sunday morning.
Stephanie Pratt was arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles early Sunday morning on October 18. The actress reportedly had tweeted earlier in the evening that she was attending fellow 'Hills' star Heidi Montag's birthday party at 'Empire', a Hollywood hotspot. The two left the party around 2:00am and headed to 'Beso' for another hour.
Pratt was stopped in Hollywood around 3:45 am and booked for suspicion of California DUI. She posted $5000 bond and was released around 10:00 am Sunday.
The day before her CA DUI arrest, Pratt had told a tabloid website that she was focused on safe driving because a friend had passed away following a car accident. She said that 'everyone needs to drive safe.'
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Mel Gibson’s California DUI Expunged
Actor's arrest for drunk driving in LA cleared from records.
A judge has expunged Mel Gibson's record, wiping out his arrest for drunk driving in California. The 53-year old actor was stopped in July 2006 and charged with driving under the influence in Malibu. During his arrest, he uttered profanities and anti-Semitic comments towards the officers.
Under California law, a person can request that their arrest record be cleared once they complete all conditions of sentencing. Gibson has been under probation for three years, and not had another alcohol related offense. He also joined an Alcohol Anonymous program and performed public service work.
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Mel Gibson Seeks to Have California DUI Expunged
Actor files to have Los Angeles drunk driving charge dismissed.
Mel Gibson has filed a Motion to Dismiss with the Los Angeles Superior Court in an effort to put his infamous California DUI case behind him.
Gibson was arrested in Malibu California for driving under the influence on July 28, 2006. During the arrest, he went on an anti-Semitic rant. He entered a no contest plea to the CA DUI charges. He was sentenced to three years probation, fined $1,300, had his license suspended for 90 days, and was ordered to attend Alcoholic Anonymous meetings and enroll in an alcohol abuse program.
Gibson's criminal defense attorney is using a provision of the state penal code in filing the motion to dismiss. The code states that a defendant who has completed the terms of his/her probation to change the initial plea and ask a judge to "dismiss the accusations or information against the defendant." It is the discretion of the judge to accept the motion.
A hearing has been scheduled in the Malibu Courthouse for October 6.
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Tawny Kitaen Arrested for Suspicion of DUI in California
Actress stopped in Orange County Saturday afternoon.
Tawny Kitaen was arrested for driving under the influence in Newport Beach California. The former actress was stopped in her Range Rover for reckless driving after a minor accident near the John Wayne Airport.
The 48-year old was booked for DUI in CA and was released after posting $2500 bail. It is not known if the charges were for impairment from alcohol, drugs, or both.
Kitaen first found fame when she danced on the hood of cars in the video for Whitesnake's 1987 song 'Here I Go Again'. She had spots in numerous 90's television series, appeared on 'The Surreal Life' in 2006 and participated in VH1's 'Celebrity Rehab' reality show after pleading guilty to cocaine possession. She had been arrested in 2002 for abusing her then-husband. Misdemeanor charges were dropped after Kitaen agreed to enter counseling for anger management and conflict resolution.
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Pulp Fiction Writer Guilty of California DUI
Charges stem from Southern California drunk driving incident.
Roger Avary, screenwriter of ‘Pulp Fiction’, has entered a guilty plea to vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence in California. Avary had been accused of causing the death of a passenger when he hit a telephone pole with his Mercedes in Ojai, California. His wife was injured in the January 13, 2008 accident. He pleaded not guilty to the charges last December though has since apologized for the drunk driving incident.
Avary wrote 'Pulp Fiction' with Quentin Taratino and won an Academy Award for the screenwriting in 1995.
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Husband of 'Real Housewife' Charged with DUI in California
Reality show husband arrested for drunk driving in Orange County last Saturday.
One of the husbands featured on the cable reality show 'The Real Housewives of Orange Count' was arrested last Saturday for allegedly driving under the influence in CA.
Matt Keough reportedly rolled through a stop sign in Coto de Caza and then refused to stop for police officers until he arrived at his home. The 54-year submitted to a breath test and registered a blood-alcohol content three times the legal limit. He was booked for California DUI by the Orange County Sheriff's Department and later released after posting $10,000 bail.
Keough was convicted of felony DUI in California in 2005 after rear-ending another car, rolling into a pedestrian and then wandering away from the accident scene. The pedestrian was hospitalized with a knee injury. Then in January 2008 he was sentenced to 180 days in an Orange County jail for drinking in violation of the terms of his probation.
A former major league baseball pitcher, Keough was drafted by the Oakland A's right out of high school. He also played for the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs. On the reality television show Keough is the husband of cast member Jeana Tomasin.
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