A woman plead no contest today to charges related to an incident where she bashed a guy over the head with a wine glass, after they got into an argument in a restaurant about whether it was okay for him to admit that he just wasn't that into blondes. more ›

She was busted by a tipster, and the cops, but now 29-year-old Shawndeeia Bowen says she is "not guilty" of texting while driving with a baby on her lap. Bonus: She was driving on a suspended license! more ›

Assemblyman Tim Donnelly had a big "oopsies" moment in January when he brought a loaded gun in his briefcase into Ontario International Airport and attempted to get through security. more ›

Green thumbs up! The City of Oak Park has since dropped the charges against Bass. The combination of a petition drive, Facebook page and blog gained notoriety and possibly forced the city to change its mind, according to WJBK Fox 2 News. more ›

Unfortunately for rocker Rick Springfield, the point is not moot when it comes to the law. Today Springfield is due in court to be arraigned on two misdemeanor DUI charges he garnered following a DUI bust in Malibu on May 1. more ›

Mel Gibson walked out of the LAX Courthouse a free and innocent man this afternoon, according to his lawyer and California law, thanks to what's known as a "West Plea." In other words, Gibson agreed to take punishment -- but no jail time -- in return for not admitting guilt... more ›

Glendale Police Officer Eric Ritter has been charged with misdemeanor battery in relation to an October road rage incident in Burbank, according to the News-Press. Ritter pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he struck Armando Alvarez following a dispute that began between the two men as they drove on city streets. more ›

Willie's weed charges have been knocked down to a misdemeanor following last week's Texas bus raid. Originally Nelson was charged with carrying six ounces -- a felony that carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $10,000 fine -- however the amount was re-calibrated to four ounces which knocks down the penalty to a misdemeanor and a max penalty of one year and $4,000 (according to NORML'S website), reports Rolling Stone. Other outlets claim Nelson cannot be jailed at all on a misdemeanor charge. more ›

Actress Lindsay Lohan arrived at the Beverly Hills Courthouse shortly after 8 this morning for an 8:30 a.m. appearance in the courtroom of Judge Elden Fox, who is expected "to hand down a sentence," in the ongoing case involving the young star and her misdemeanor probation violation, reports LA Now. more ›

Get caught with marijuana these days and you might be in big trouble, but beginning next January, getting busted over one ounce or less and will be an infraction instead of the current misdemeanor punishment, according to the LA Times. That means no court cases and no jail time, but the fine would stay at up to $100. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill last night, but opposes Prop 19, which would legalize marijuana for recreational use in the state. more ›

Nancy Salas did not appear before Merced County Superior Court Judge Marc Garcia on Thursday, but rather sent attorney Jeffrey Tenenbaum in her place to file her plea of not guilty on a misdemeanor charge, according to LA Now. more ›

Nancy Salas, the 22-year-old Glendale woman who faked her own kidnapping, is scheduled to be arraigned today in Merced County Superior Court, according to LA Now. Salas faces a misdemeanor count for filing a false police report. Less than 24 hours after the UCLA dropout had led her family and friends to believe she had disappeared during her morning neighborhood jog, Salas entered a Merced carpeting store and claimed she'd been the victim of a kidnapping. She contacted the authorities, who eventually facilitated her reunion with her family. more ›

Ralphs and its parent company, Kroger, will face three additional misdemeanor charges for false advertising and scanner overcharging, according to the Daily Breeze at the store at 3300 W. Slauson Ave. Arraignment is set to take place on July 29th. That same day, Ralphs and Kroger will be arraigned on the initial 62 misdemeanor counts that were brought up following an investigation by the City Attorney's office that included test purchases made at 14 area Ralphs stores. A company spokesperson said Ralphs is conducting their own investigation, and "will take corrective actions as necessary." more ›

A 22-year-old Glendale woman is now facing a misdemeanor charge for the kidnapping hoax that tied up local police during the extensive search and wound up in Merced, where she fled during the staged incident. more ›

Three boys have been arrested, following an ongoing investigation of a series of attacks against redheaded classmates November 20th at a Calabasas school, abc7 is reporting. 7 students, four girls and three boys, were victims of "Kick a Ginger Day" attacks at A.E. Wright Middle School. A LA County shefiff's spokesman said "Two 12-year-olds were arrested for suspicion of misdemeanor battery, and a 13-year-old was booked for misdemeanor cyberbullying." The attacks are thought have have sprung from a plot point in a 2005 South Park episode, and propagated online via a Facebook group advocating redheads be targeted. more ›

Last September, rapper and producer Kanye West was arrested at LAX when he lashed out at a photographer and smashed their camera. Today comes word that West now officially faces three misdemeanor counts stemming from the incident, reports On the Red Carpet. "According to the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, the 31-year-old hip-hop mogul is charged with one count each of vandalism, grand theft and battery." West manager, Don Crawley, faces two charges, one each of vandalism, grand theft and battery. West will be arraigned April 14th at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles. more ›