All posts containing the tag: "l.a. city attorney"
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 5:11PM by TMZ Staff
John Kerry's daughter is free and clear this morning... because the L.A. City Attorney has decided not to prosecute her for DUI -- that's what law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
TMZ broke the story Alexandra Forbes Kerry was busted by the LAPD early Thursday morning, but her blood alcohol level was .06 ... under the legal limit of .08.
The City Attorney typically doesn't prosecute cases with a .06 ... so the decision to reject the case is pretty routine.
UPDATE 6:40 PM EST: Senator Kerry has released the following statement: "I'm grateful that this ends a public episode we all wish had been avoided entirely or handled privately.
Despite some speculation, my daughter was pulled over for an expired registration, not for erratic driving. A breathalyzer test at the police station revealed she was under the legal limit.
She was released a short time later, not at 5:30 AM or after being held overnight as some reported.
While she regrets driving with an expired registration, and takes full responsibility for it, that mistake should never have been compounded by erroneous reports suggesting she was driving drunk."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Drunks, Politix, Exclusives
Tags: alexandra forbes kerry, AlexandraForbesKerry, drunk driving, DrunkDriving, dui, john kerry, JohnKerry, l.a. city attorney, L.a.CityAttorney, lapd, los angeles city attorney, LosAngelesCityAttorney, prosecute
Posted Nov 17th 2009 3:55PM by TMZ Staff
Mike Tyson's explosive run-in with a paparazzo at LAX last week is now in the hands of L.A. prosecutors ... sources tell TMZ.
We've learned the LAPD sent the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney this morning. We're told the City Attorney has conducted a preliminary investigation but has not decided whether to charge Tyson and/or the papper, Tony Echevarria, with criminal battery.
We're told the City Attorney wants to see the video the photog shot when the fight broke out.
Both Tyson and Echevarria were arrested. Tyson says the photog made contact with the stroller carrying his baby and he struck the dude in self defense.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Fights, Exclusives
Tags: airport, arrest, battery, iron mike, IronMike, l.a. city attorney, L.a.CityAttorney, mike tyson, MikeTyson, paparazzi, paparazzo, photog
Posted Oct 19th 2009 12:58PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned of more legal woes for Richard Heene. He has a criminal record in L.A. and was sentenced to jail.
Heene was arrested in April 1997 and charged with misdemeanor vandalism, vehicle tampering, and disturbing the peace. We do not know the name of the victim.
On April 15, 1997, Heene pled no contest to vandalism and the other charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 2 years probation and ordered to pay restitution of $100. It appears from the court record Heene served only 4 days and was then placed under house arrest.
The case was prosecuted by the L.A. City Attorney.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Balloon Boy
Tags: l.a. city attorney, L.a.CityAttorney, prosecution, richard hheene, RichardHheene, vandalism
