All posts containing the tag: "arrested"
Posted Nov 12th 2009 9:40AM by TMZ Staff
The photographer who ended up on the wrong end of Mike Tyson's fist says Mike got in 4 good punches and blood was gushing "like a water fountain."
Pap Tony Echevarria claims:
- He wasn't disrespectful or aggressive
- Mike was initially in a good mood but turned sour when the pap asked about his wife
- Tyson became more agitated when he couldn't find a bathroom and saw the photog shooting him
As we previously reported, Tyson and the photographer were both busted for battery.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Fights
Tags: airport, arrest, arrested, battery, fight, lax, mike tyson, MikeTyson, photographer, tony echevarria, TonyEchevarria
Posted Nov 12th 2009 12:40AM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE 8:33 PM PT: Cops tell TMZ Tyson was released on his own recognizance.
UPDATE 8:13 PM PT: Tyson has been booked for misdemeanor battery and his bail has been set at $20,000. The photog was also booked on misdemeanor battery -- Tyson claims the photog got so close he actually made contact with the boxer.
TMZ has learned Mike Tyson has been arrested at LAX airport for battery after a bloody confrontation with a paparazzo outside the United terminal. We're told Tyson punched the pap in the face and there is blood everywhere.
We're told Tyson was at a ticket counter at the United Airlines terminal when the incident occurred. The photographer got punched in the face, hit the ground, got up and began walking, leaving a trail of blood. An LAPD spokesperson said the photographer suffered a minor laceration to the forehead.
Someone at the scene tells TMZ ... the photographer got very close to Tyson before the boxer struck him. Our source says there's blood on the ground and Mike was taken away in a squad car. We're told an ambulance was dispatched at 4:39 PM to LAX and the paparazzo was transported to a local hospital.
Cops say Tyson and the photographer performed citizen's arrests on each other -- both are expected to be booked for misdemeanor battery. Cops also said witnesses backed both stories ... so that could get interesting.
If Tyson is prosecuted, given that he's a former boxing champ, the charge could end up being assault with a deadly weapon.
Tyson's rep says he was traveling with his 10-month old daughter when he was attacked by an overly aggressive paparazzi -- adding the boxer acted in self-defense to protect his child.
Story developing...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: aiport, arrested, blood, boxer, lax, mike tyson, MikeTyson, punch, united airlines, UnitedAirlines
Posted Nov 11th 2009 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
"Halloween" star Danielle Harris was just thrust into a real-life horror sequel -- when her longtime alleged stalker started following her again ... on Twitter. DUN DUN DUN!
Harris was granted a restraining order on October 28 against Christopher Small -- the same guy who was arrested for stalking her back in 1995.
This time around, Danielle claims he's been Trick-or-Tweeting her with messages like "by now you must realize i AM/was your real life" and "you will ROCK...you always did! ... Stalkr-approved =) ."
According to the restraining order, Small has to stay 200 yards away from Harris until 2012.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Movies, Exclusives
Tags: actress, arrested, danielle harris, DanielleHarris, halloween, restraining order, RestrainingOrder, stalker, twitter
Posted Nov 10th 2009 12:30AM by TMZ Staff
Katt Williams' comedy pal -- "Borat" star Luenell -- says if Katt really did break into someone's house, it was probably an "O.J. situation where he might be trying to get back something that somebody took from him."
Luenell went on to say she would do anything for Katt -- who was charged with burglary and criminal trespassing yesterday in Georgia -- saying "I'm loyal ... I'm riding with him."
BTW: O.J. was sentenced to nine years in prison for trying to get his stuff back.
Filed under: Exclusives
Tags: arrested, burglary, comedian, criminal tresspassing, CriminalTresspassing, katt williams, KattWilliams, luenell
Posted Nov 9th 2009 4:11PM by TMZ Staff
Comedian Katt Williams has officially been charged with burglary and criminal trespassing by a magistrate in Coweta County, GA -- his bond was set at $41,150.
Williams was arrested this morning, after cops say a man named Daniel Broach claimed the comedian broke into his home on Sunday night and stole $3,555 worth of jewelry and collectable coins.
Broach told cops Katt used a crowbar to break into his home, which is around 38 miles southwest of Atlanta.
Katt's lawyer told us the whole thing is a sham -- and is just the result of a dispute Katt had with a another man.
UPDATE: Katt is free to roam -- we're told he just posted bond.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: 150, 41, arrested, bond, burglary, charged, comedian, criminal tresspassing, CriminalTresspassing, daniel broach, DanielBroach, katt williams, KattWilliams
Posted Nov 9th 2009 4:07PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained a 911 call made last week when a 17-year-old kid told authorities that Katt Williams was holding him against his will at a Georgia residence.
The call was made around 9 PM on November 3 from a house in Coweta County. The caller says he had a car waiting to take him to the airport -- but Katt "wouldn't let our ride take us there" and "threatened to beat me up." The caller says he's not sure if Katt is armed with a weapon.
We're told police showed up after the call and no arrests were made -- but it is still under investigation.
As we first reported, Katt's lawyer said the comedian's arrest for burglary this morning is total bull -- blaming it on a dispute Katt was having with an employee who lives in the Coweta County guesthouse where he's been staying.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Katt Williams
Tags: 911 call, 911Call, arrested, burglary, comedian, georgia, hostage, investigation, katt williams, KattWilliams
Posted Nov 9th 2009 3:05PM by TMZ Staff
Katt Williams was not burglarizing anyone and his arrest for same is totally bogus -- according to Katt's lawyer.
William Briggs told TMZ Katt was in Georgia shooting a movie, staying at the property of a friend and the movie's producer, Barry Hankerson.
Briggs says the reason his client was busted is because he was involved in a dispute with one of Barry's employees who lives in the guesthouse. The vengeful employee called the cops and reported a faux burglary, Briggs says. Briggs adds Katt had "full permission" to be on the property and has been staying there for the last 3 weeks.
Katt is still in custody. There's a bail hearing set for 4 PM ET.
UPDATE: Katt's bond was set at $41,150.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Katt Williams
Tags: arrested, bail, barry hankerson, BarryHankerson, burglary, georgia, jewelry, katt williams, KattWilliams
Posted Nov 9th 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
Did you hear the one about the comedian who got arrested for allegedly breaking into someone's home?
Katt Williams was arrested early Monday morning in Georgia and is being held on charges of burglary and criminal trespassing. He's being held in Coweta County jail and is set to face a judge today.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Katt Williams
Tags: arrested, burglary, georgia, katt williams, KattWilliams, mug shot, MugShot
Posted Nov 3rd 2009 1:00AM by TMZ Staff
They don't call him Johnny Dangerous for nothing -- the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch suspect (who's still on the run, no less) spent time in prison a few years ago for trying to slang massive amounts of coke.
Jonathan Ajar pled guilty in federal court in Wyoming in 2002 to possession with intent to distribute more than "500 grams of mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine," this according to court documents we obtained.
But get this ... as part of his plea, the second charge against Ajar was dropped -- which was the intent to sell roughly 35 POUNDS of marijuana.
Ajar was sentenced to 37 months in prison, four years supervised release and was forced to pay a measly $250 fine.
Ajar was behind bars from Feb. 20, 2003 until November 8, 2004 -- and lived in a halfway house after he was released.
As we first reported, Ajar was convicted of DUI earlier this year, busted for drug possession back in September ... and cops held up a wanted poster of him during a press conference about the Burglar Bunch case last week.
Filed under: Exclusives, Burglar Bunch
Tags: arrested, cocaine, conviction, court, hollywood hills burglar bunch, HollywoodHillsBurglarBunch, johnny dangerous, JohnnyDangerous, jonathan ajar, JonathanAjar, marijuana, wyoming
Posted Oct 30th 2009 2:03PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ just got video of Ryan Seacrest's alleged stalker being taken to the LAPD station for booking.
Chidi Uzomah was arrested at 9:40 AM PT today, after showing up at the E! offices, where Ryan was working.
Uzomah had a knife on him when he showed up.
Uzomah was convicted last month of battery and two other misdemeanors after assaulting one of Seacrest's security guards outside an O.C. hospital. The judge placed him on 3 years probation and ordered him to stay away from Ryan.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Ryan Seacrest, Exclusives
Tags: arrested, booked, chidi uzomah, chidi uzomahj, ChidiUzomah, ChidiUzomahj, e, knife, ryan seacrest, RyanSeacrest, stalker
Posted Oct 30th 2009 1:10PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned an alleged stalker of Ryan Seacrest has been arrested inside the E! building where Ryan shoots his daily TV show.
Sources say it's the same man -- Chidi Uzomah -- who attacked Ryan's security guard last month outside an Orange County hospital. In the Orange County incident, Uzomah had a knife.
A source inside the building tells us the suspect had a knife on him today as well and is being detained right now by LAPD in the lobby of the E! building.
We're told Uzomah went to the lobby and the guard on duty was aware of Uzomah and E! called the LAPD.
Uzomah -- who is 6'4" and 200 lbs -- pled guilty last month in the O.C. hospital incident to three misdemeanors. The judge placed him on three years probation and ordered him to stay away from Ryan.
We're told Seacrest was in the building at the time Uzomah entered.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Ryan Seacrest, Exclusives
Tags: arrested, E, Ryan Seacrest, RyanSeacrest, security guard, security guards, SecurityGuard, SecurityGuards, stalker
Posted Oct 30th 2009 9:20AM by TMZ Staff
Lindsay Lohan doesn't have a lock on getting in trouble -- her bodyguard got detained yesterday in West Hollywood.
Lindsay was at her favorite watering hole -- Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood. Outside the hotel, there was a barricade -- we don't know why. Deputies from the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. were enforcing the barricade, when a man -- reportedly Lindsay's bodyguard -- tried crossing the line.
The dude was detained and later let go.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Lindsay Lohan
Tags: arrested, bodyguard, busted, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, trespass, west hollywood, WestHollywood
Posted Oct 28th 2009 12:23PM by TMZ Staff
A .08 is a .08 no matter how you look at it -- so Stephanie Pratt was formally charged with suspicion of DUI today after her arrest two Sundays ago in Hollywood.
As we first reported, Pratt was pulled over at 3:45 AM on October 18 after leaving Holly Montag's birthday party.
Pratt's two breathalyzer tests registered .08 and .09 -- the legal limit is .08 -- so she was arrested and held on $5,000 bail.
If convicted, Pratt could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, The Hills
Tags: arrested, charged, dui, stephanie pratt, StephaniePratt, the hills, TheHills
Posted Oct 24th 2009 10:50AM by TMZ Staff
The 19-year-old who cops suspect is the ring leader of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch is back on the streets.
Rachel Lee posted bail last night in Clark County, Nevada -- where she was arrested on Thursday for possession of stolen property.
As we first reported ... sources tell us when Lee was busted, cops seized a number of items that may have been taken from the homes of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Rachel Bilson.
We're told Lee denied being involved in any of the burglaries.
Filed under: Exclusives, Burglar Bunch
Tags: arrested, bail, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, free, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, nevada, paris hilton, ParisHilton, rachel bilson, rachel lee, RachelBilson, RachelLee, released
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 3:14PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned cops suspect 19-year-old Rachel Lee is the "master mind" of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch.
Lee was arrested in Las Vegas yesterday -- and law enforcement sources tell us she is suspected of organizing a plan to steal cash, jewelry, clothing, luggage, purses and other personal items from several major Hollywood celebrities, including Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan and Rachel Bilson.
We're told when Lee was busted, cops impounded a variety of items from her father's Las Vegas home -- including two laptops, photographs of a partially nude woman, photographs of Lee's friends, more than two hundred $100 bills, a Korean passport and a vial of marijuana.
Sources also tell us cops found a series of items that may have been taken from various celebrity homes. The items include a hat linked to Lindsay Lohan, jeans linked to Rachel Bilson and partially nude photographs linked to Paris Hilton ... no surprise there.
We've learned Lee told the arresting officers she discovered she was a "person of interest" in the case from "watching TMZ."
We're told Lee has denied being involved in any of the burglaries. She's currently behind bars in a Clark County, Nevada jail.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge, Burglar Bunch
Tags: arrested, Audrina Patridge, AudrinaPatridge, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, burglary, LAPD, Lindsay Lohan, LindsayLohan, Orlando Bloom, OrlandoBloom, Paris Hilton, ParisHilton, robbed, robbery, suspect
