All posts containing the tag: "Arrest"
Posted Oct 30th 2009 6:52PM by TMZ Staff
Ryan Seacrest's lawyers aren't taking any chances -- they just got a temporary restraining order against the alleged stalker who was arrested at the E! building today.
Under the terms of the restraining order, filed by Ryan's lawyer Blair Berk, Chidi Uzomah is ordered to stay 100 yards away from Ryan. Uzomah must stay clear of Ryan's home, job, vehicle. He can have no contact -- either direct or indirect -- with Seacrest.
We're told Seacrest's people fear Uzomah is a real danger. We're hearing Ryan's lawyers moved quickly so LAPD Threat Management detectives could serve Uzomah with the TRO while he's still being interrogated at the jail. As we first reported, Uzomah is being held on felony stalking.
Chidi was convicted of three misdemeanors last month after attacking Ryan's bodyguard at a hospital in Orange County. He had a knife in his pocket. Uzomah pled guilty to three misdemeanors and was placed on probation. One term of probation -- stay away from Ryan. The D.A. is now considering whether to ask the judge to violate Uzomah's probation.
Uzomah was taken into custody earlier today ... moments after showing up to the E! building in Los Angeles with a knife. He also showed up at a radio station in Burbank earlier this month, looking for Ryan.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Ryan Seacrest, Exclusives
Tags: arrest, chidi uzomah, ChidiUzomah, court, custody, E, filed, knife, lawyers, restraining order, RestrainingOrder, Ryan Seacrest, RyanSeacrest, threat
Posted Oct 30th 2009 3:30PM by TMZ Staff
"Big Brother" winner Adam Jasinski is once again stuck in a small area with people he doesn't like, because the judge in his drug trial called him a flight risk today and denied his bail.
Jasinski was in federal court in Massachusetts today, after he was arrested by the DEA earlier this month while carrying 2,000 oxycodone pills as part of an alleged drug deal.
Today the federal judge decided Jasinski was a flight risk, a danger to society and had violated his probation from a 2004 marijuana arrest ... so his bail was denied.
After Jasinski was arrested, he allegedly admitted he was using his "Big Brother" winnings to buy large quantities of drugs.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: adam jasinski, AdamJasinski, arrest, bail, big brother, BigBrother, dea, denied, drugs, reality
Posted Oct 30th 2009 3:15PM by TMZ Staff
Ryan Seacrest's alleged stalker showed up at a radio station earlier this month, looking for Ryan ... and Ryan's people have been asking prosecutors for weeks to take swift action against the guy.
TMZ has learned earlier this month Chidi Uzomah showed up at KIIS FM in Burbank, CA, looking for Ryan. Uzomah apparently didn't know that Ryan did his radio show out of the E! offices in L.A. The Burbank police were called but no arrest was made.
Law enforcement sources say Ryan's people began calling the Orange County D.A.'s office immediately after the KIIS incident, asking prosecutors to violate Uzomah's probation and put in place a criminal protective order. Uzomah was on probation after attacking Ryan's security guard last month in the O.C. One condition of probation -- stay away from Ryan Seacrest.
We're told Ryan and his people fear Uzomah poses a danger to the host and want him locked up. The O.C. D.A.'s office tells us they are reviewing the incident and have been in contact with law enforcement agencies from both incidents.
As for today's incident -- where Uzomah showed up at E! when Ryan was there -- not so complicated.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Ryan Seacrest, Exclusives
Tags: alleged stalker, AllegedStalker, arrest, burbank, chidi uzomah, ChidiUzomah, kiis-fm, police, ryan seacrest, RyanSeacrest, stalker
Posted Oct 25th 2009 11:15AM by TMZ Staff
Not only is Nick Prugo a convicted cocaine handler who may dabble in looting celebrity homes -- but he also smokes what appears to be weed ... and has a mean booty shake.
In webcam video obtained from a computer Nick Prugo used -- a comp cops believe was stolen -- the guy can be seen toking something from a pipe and seriously gettin' his belly-baring groove on to Ester Dean's "Drop It Low."
Pretty soon, the only thing up in smoke could be his freedom.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Burglar Bunch
Tags: arrest, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, dance, dancing, drop it low, DropItLow, hollywood burglar bunch, HollywoodBurglarBunch, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, marijuana, Nick Prugo, NickPrugo, orlando bloom, OrlandoBloom, paris hilton, ParisHilton, pot, smoke, smoking, weed
Posted Oct 20th 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
Adam "Baller" Jasinski won "Big Brother" in 2008 -- and now he'll be sharing living space with even more strangers behind bars ... because cops say he used his $500,000 winnings to fund a drug dealing business.
According to FOX 25, Jasinski was busted Saturday night by the DEA with 2,000 oxycodone pills during an attempted drug deal in North Reading, MA. Jasinki was thrown in jail and charged with possession of oxycodone pills with intent to distribute.
Cops say Jasinski admitted to funding his illegal venture with his $500,000 winnings from the show. He'll remain in police custody until his next hearing on Thursday.
Adam faces up to 20 years in the slammer and a $1 million fine.
UPDATE: Big Brother was definitely watching when Jasinski got busted -- the person he was allegedly trying to sell the pills to was a government witness who was wearing a wire.
Cops say Jasinski pulled a pill-stuffed sock from his pants and handed them over -- and that's when they swooped in for the bust.
The arresting officer also claims Jasinski did not go quietly into custody, accusing the reality star of putting up a struggle before he got Adam into a fresh pair of cuffs.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV
Tags: adam jasinski, AdamJasinski, arrest, big brother, BigBrother, drug dealer, DrugDealer, drugs, oxycodone
Posted Oct 15th 2009 12:30PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained the police report from Thomas Dekker's DUI bust in North Hollywood late last night -- which states the actor hit a 17-year-old kid who was trying to ride his bike past a freeway on-ramp.
According to the report, CHP officers who arrived to the scene claim they observed "a collision involving a silver Toyota Matrix and a bicycle blocking the #2 lane on the on-ramp."
The report explains that the victim was "ejected" from his bike and fell onto the street. Cops say he was eventually transported to a nearby hospital for minor injuries.
Cops then suspected that Dekker had been drinking and arrested him for "DUI resulting in an injury to a party involved in a traffic collision."
Dekker was arrested and transported to Van Nuys jail where he was released early this morning on $100,000 bail.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: arrest, dui, john connor, JohnConnor, terminator, thomas dekker, ThomasDekker, toyota matrix, ToyotaMatrix
Posted Oct 15th 2009 12:15PM by TMZ Staff
Here's a shocker -- cops say the guy arrested for slapping pop singer Leona Lewis in the face yesterday may not be right in the head.
Officials at Scotland Yard claim they just charged 29-year-old Peter Kowalczyk with common assault and "sectioned" him under the mental health act -- which means he's being held so doctors can evaluate him.
As TMZ previously reported, Lewis was taken to the hospital Wednesday as a precaution after the attack at a book signing in London.
As of now, Peter is due back in court October 26.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: arrest, attack, attacker, leona lewis, LeonaLewis, Peter Kowalczyk, PeterKowalczyk, punched, scotland yard, ScotlandYard, slapped
Posted Oct 14th 2009 12:44PM by TMZ Staff
With tears still pouring down her face, pop star Leona Lewis left a book signing in London this afternoon -- after someone allegedly slapped the "Happy" singer in the face.
Witnesses tell the BBC that someone "slapped" and "punched" the pop singer inside the Waterstone's Piccadilly Circus bookstore in front of a crowd of people.
Police tell TMZ they arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of assault and Lewis was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
A rep for Leona confirms the incident, telling us: "Leona was the victim of an unprovoked attack. The police were called immediately and medical attention has been sought. Leona is understandably shaken and apologizes to the fans she was unable to meet and complete signings."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Photo
Tags: arrest, assault, book signing, BookSigning, leona lewis, LeonaLewis
Posted Oct 9th 2009 11:45AM by TMZ Staff
Method Man was arrested in NY for allegedly failing to pay four years of income taxes -- but when we spotted the rapper in L.A. yesterday, dude told us "everything will be resolved. Trust me, it's a misunderstanding."
The "misunderstanding" at hand -- the $32,999 he reportedly didn't pay Uncle Sam.
If convicted, he could face four years behind bars.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: arrest, Clifford Smith, CliffordSmith, method man, MethodMan, taxes, wu tang clan, WuTangClan
Posted Oct 8th 2009 12:05PM by TMZ Staff
We know now why the law is after Conrad Murray -- and it's completely unrelated to the Michael Jackson investigation.
Nenita Malibiran claims Dr. Murray -- who fathered her 10-year-old son -- is currently behind in child support payments. Malibiran, who now lives in the Sacramento area, obtained a judgment last month in San Jose, CA for $13,311.47.
The judgment was sent to the District Attorney's office in Las Vegas, which honors and enforces child support judgments from out of state.
Yesterday, the D.A. went before a hearing master (not a judge), who is supposed to hear the evidence and recommend appropriate action to a judge. Dr. Murray was ordered to appear but was a no-show.
The hearing master recommended that a bench warrant be issued against Dr. Murray. Dr. Murray has 10 days from yesterday to come into court and deal with it -- otherwise the judge will issue a warrant.
Malibiran's former lawyer, Julie Brown, tells TMZ Dr. Murray was "habitually behind" on child support payments and was always "hiding income."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: arrest, bench warrant, BenchWarrant, child support, ChildSupport, court, doctor, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, las vegas, LasVegas, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, nenita malibiran, NenitaMalibiran
Posted Oct 8th 2009 8:03AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson doc Conrad Murray bailed on a very important date -- and now a Family Law court wants a bench warrant for his arrest and possibly the suspension of his medical license.
Murray failed to show up to a scheduled child support hearing yesterday -- he allegedly owes more than $13,000 to baby mama Nenita Malibiran, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The bench warrant would have to be signed by a district judge before it can be enforced.
The D.A.'s office says they'll also ask for Murray's medical license to be suspended -- as of now, he can still practice medicine.
As TMZ previously reported, the investigation into MJ's death should wrap up next week -- and Murray is still the sole target.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson
Tags: arrest, bench warrant, BenchWarrant, child support, ChildSupport, court, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, medical license, MedicalLicense, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, nenita malibiran, NenitaMalibiran
Posted Oct 7th 2009 2:30PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Nick Nolte's son was arrested for suspicion of DUI and possession of a controlled substance yesterday in Santa Monica.
Law enforcement sources tell us Brawley King Nolte -- who starred as the kidnapped kid in "Ransom" back in the day -- struck another vehicle while making a lane change yesterday afternoon.
When cops arrived, we're told the 23-year-old showed signs of impairment, so cops conducted field sobriety tests and eventually arrested him. Nolte's bail was set at $5,000.
Nick was arrested for DUI back in 2002 -- you may remember his infamous mugshot....
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: arrest, arrested, brawley nolte, BrawleyNolte, driving under the influence, DrivingUnderTheInfluence, drunk driving, DrunkDriving, dui, mug shot, MugShot, nick notle, NickNotle, santa monica, SantaMonica, son
Posted Oct 6th 2009 11:09AM by TMZ Staff
Mel Gibson's 2006 DUI is now officially off his record.
Judge Lawrence Mira just signed legal documents in Malibu, expunging the misdemeanor DUI from Mel's record.
The judge noted the conviction still is relevant for "gun control purposes." It can also be used as a prior conviction if Gibson gets popped for DUI in the future.
Mel's lawyer, Blair Berk, requested the motion to dismiss on September 21 after Mel successfully completed the terms of his three-year probation.
So, it's kinda like a legal version of Yom Kippur ... he atoned for his sins and he gets a clean slate. Mazel Tov, Mel.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Mel Gibson
Tags: anit-semitic rant, Anit-semiticRant, arrest, blair berk, BlairBerk, dui, expunged, malibu, mel gibson, MelGibson
Posted Oct 3rd 2009 6:39AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned an arrest has been made in the Erin Andrews Peeping Tom case -- the one in which the ESPN reporter was secretly videotaped walking around naked in various hotel rooms ... and the suspect has been charged with the federal crime of felony stalking.
48-year-old Michael David Barrett was arrested at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Friday.
According to the FBI, Barrett allegedly stalked Erin "with the intent to harass, to place under surveillance with intent to harass and intimidate, and to cause substantial emotional distress to a person in another state."
The videotapes surfaced in July. At least six clips showed Erin walking around two different hotel rooms in the nude, and were shot with a peephole camera. It was virtually impossible to tell when or where the videos were shot.
Andrews' lawyer, Marshall Grossman from the law firm Bingham & McCutchen, tells TMZ Barrett allegedly contacted hotels in the various venues "where Andrews was working in order to locate her and her room number -- and some of the hotels revealed that information, permitting him to target her." Grossman says Barrett would remove the peepholes from the doors -- or as the complaint states, "hacked off" -- and inserted tiny camera devices to secretly film her.
Someone tried to sell the clips to TMZ, but we refused to buy or air them because they were an obvious invasion of Erin's privacy. The federal complaint notes that the videos were offered for sale to TMZ.com through his email account.
The complaint says Andrews was so upset when the tapes began to circulate elsewhere she was "having trouble breathing and felt sick all of the time." The complaint adds, "She was concerned there might be more video and wanted to vomit just thinking about it."
UPDATE -- Barrett appeared in court today where he was ordered to be returned to California to face charges.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Erin Andrews
Tags: arrest, camera, eapn, Erin andrews, ErinAndrews, espn, hotel, peephole, peeping tom, PeepingTom, reporter, room, secret, tapes, video
Posted Sep 30th 2009 8:41AM by TMZ Staff
Debra Tate -- the sister of Roman Polanski's second wife Sharon Tate -- doesn't want the director hauled back to the U.S. to be prosecuted.
Tate went on the "Today" show this morning, claiming Polanski wouldn't get a fair trial stateside for the rape of a then-13-year-old-girl back in 1977 -- because our "system is broken" -- and the matter would be better served in France ... whatever that means -- France can't prosecute him.
Tate added there's a difference between "rape and
rape" -- and this was "a consensual matter."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: arrest, debra tate, DebraTate, matt lauer, MattLauer, rape, roman polanski, RomanPolanski, sharon tate, SharonTate, today
