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TMZ has learned former actress and Whitesnake video vixen Tawny Kitaen has been charged with DUI after her September arrest in Newport Beach, California.
Sources tell us Tawny is believed to have been under the influence of prescription drugs when she was pulled over at 3:00 PM on Sept. 16.
If convicted, she faces up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Filed under: Celebrity Feuds
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
The L.A. County District Attorney's office has charged Chidi Uzomah with felony stalking.
The 25-year-old was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of disobeying a prior court order -- after assaulting a guard at Children's Hospital in Orange County and ordered to stay clear of Ryan Seacrest.
Uzomah is accused of stalking Seacrest between September 15 and October 30 -- the day he was arrested at the E! building where Ryan does a daily radio and TV show.
If convicted, he faces a maximum of four years in state prison.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Ryan Seacrest
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
The fate of Richard and Mayumi Heene is officially in the hands of the Larimer County District Attorney. 
The Larimer County Sheriff's Dept. has just presented its case regarding the October 15th Balloon Boy incident to the D.A. -- who issued the following statement:
On October 26, 2009, Larimer County Sheriff's investigators presented the District Attorney's Office with their investigative findings regarding the October 15, 2009 incident involving Richard and Mayumi Heene.
The District Attorney's Office has requested additional information and will be making a charging decision as soon as we have had an opportunity to complete a careful review and analysis of this case.
Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden has said he will recommend charges against the family including conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Balloon Boy
TMZ has learned the Orange County D.A. has charged Ryan Jenkins for the murder of his wife Jasmine Fiore.
Fiore's body was found Saturday morning stuffed in a suitcase which was thrown in a dumpster in Buena Park, CA.
It appears Jenkins has fled to Canada. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Story developing...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Ryan Jenkins, Jasmine Fiore
The lady who allegedly choked Simon Cowell's ex, Terri Seymour, has been charged with two misdemeanors -- battery and assault.
The L.A. City Attorney has just charged Janice Thibodeaux with battery and assault for the alleged attack on Terri after the "American Idol" finale in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Maximum penalty for the battery charge is six months in county jail and a $2,000 fine -- and the assault charge could get her 1 year and a $10,000 fine.
Janice will be in court this afternoon.
UPDATE: Janice was just arraigned and pled not guilty. The judge set her bail at $20,000 -- she'll be back in court on June 4.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, American Idol
We've confirmed that Kiefer Sutherland will be charged with misdemeanor assault in connection with the headbutting incident earlier this week.
Kiefer headbutted fashion designer Jack McCollough at an event after-party on Monday -- an attack Jack says was completely unprovoked. We're told Kiefer says he did it after Jack pushed Brooke Shields.
The New York Daily News broke the story. Kiefer will show up at the NYPD and get a desk appearance ticket and his arraignment date will be set.
A rep from the L.A. City Attorney's office tells TMZ they will contact the NYPD and the D.A. to get details and then decide if they will try and revoke Kiefer's probation. He's currently on probation for a DUI.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Kiefer Sutherland
We've learned the woman who emailed Tyler Perry that he deserves to be murdered has been charged with felony aggravated stalking. And we've learned the alleged stalker had face-to-face contact with Perry.
The Fulton County D.A. in Georgia filed the charges against Dawne Wilson, who allegedly violated a restraining order by entering the premises of Perry's recording studio last week.
According to the police docs, Wilson "was seen talking today [April 15] to Mr. Perry at his studio in Atlanta." The police report says Wilson told cops she was "called to come to the studio by an employee there and assumed it was alright to be there."
Wilson is still in custody. If convicted, she could be sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Kanye West's lawyer went to court today and won a delay for West's arraignment for smashing a photog's gear.
The famous Blair Berk reps Kanye, who is charged with vandalism, battery and grand theft -- stemming from a tussle with two photogs at LAX last year. Kanye's manager, Don Crowley, is also charged with two counts of vandalism, two counts of battery and two counts of grand theft. He's repped by prominent defense attorney Shawn Chapman Holley, who wore a yellow pinstriped pant suit to court -- with a necklace.
Bond on both defendants was exonerated because they do not have criminal records and promised to appear for their arraignments.
The incident occurred on September 11, 2008. A TMZ cameraman captured the confrontation ... Kanye can clearly be seen smashing the photog's flash to the ground.
Kanye could get up to 2 1/2 years in jail if convicted on all counts. Crowley could get five years.
Berk and Holley could end up squaring off with TMZ, since our camera got wrecked during the attack. We're only slightly scared...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Kanye West
Andrew Gallo, the man behind the wheel of the van that killed Nick Adenhart and two others, has been charged with three counts of murder.
He faces a maximum sentence of 55 years to life.
In addition to murder charges, Gallo is charged with driving under the influence and causing bodily injury, driving with a blood alcohol level above .08% and causing bodily injury, and fleeing the scene.
The Orange County D.A. says Gallo's blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.
Gallo was driving on a suspended license because of a prior DUI. He fled the scene and was eventually arrested.
Filed under: Nick Adenhart
The moron who tried to break into a home by form tackling his way through a locked door -- and losing -- is chopped liver compared to his accomplice ... because the guy in the background was just charged with the murder of an 8-year-old girl.
Dondre Davis was arrested in St. Petersburg, Fla. yesterday along with three other guys, who cops believe all played a part in the shooting death of Paris Whitehead-Hamilton early Sunday morning, according to tampabay.com.
Cops believe the shooting was the result of escalating neighborhood violence, which peaked when the alleged gunmen used semi-automatic weapons to shoot up the house of a guy they allegedly had a fistfight with a few weeks ago.
Although 9 people were inside the house at the time, the young girl was the only victim. Davis was charged with first-degree murder, armed burglary (for the video incident) and possession of marijuana.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
L.A. prosecutors have declined to press charges against Alex Da Silva, one of the choreographers from "So You Think You Can Dance," who was arrested last Saturday night for alleged sexual assaults.
Da Silva has been in jail since he was arrested, but is expected to be released sometime today.
Prosecutors say further investigation is needed and a spokeswoman for the District Attorney's Office also says more alleged victims have come forward who have not yet been interviewed.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
The man accused of stalking Shawn Johnson has just pled not guilty to all three charges -- one felony count of stalking and two misdemeanor counts of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle. Commissioner Kristi Lousteau ordered Robert O'Ryan to have no contact -- writing or electronic -- with Shawn. He must stay 500 yards away from her and from the CBS lot where "Dancing with the Stars" is taped.
O'Ryan's preliminary hearing is set for April 27 -- bail is set for $220,000.
FYI... O'Ryan's public defender objected to our camera in the courtroom -- to which the Commissioner replied, "What, are you worried about his hair not being combed, or something?"
Filed under: Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson's alleged stalker, Robert O'Ryan, has just been charged with one felony count of stalking and two misdemeanor counts of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle.
TMZ broke the story that O'Ryan was arrested early Tuesday morning on the CBS lot -- during a "Dancing with the Stars" rehearsal -- after security confronted him and found out he had two loaded firearms in his car, along with duct tape and love letters to Shawn.
He is currently being held on $35,000 bail. With the charges just filed by the L.A. County District Attorney, prosecutors will ask that bail be upped to $220,000.
In the charges, the D.A. claims O'Ryan "willfully and maliciously" harassed Shawn Johnson and made "a credible threat with the intent that SHE be placed in reasonable fear for HER safety..."
O'Ryan allegedly drove from his home in Florida to meet Johnson, with whom he felt a psychic connection.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, Dancing with the Stars, Shawn Johnson
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