Dourdan Arrested For Felony BatteryPosted on: November 16, 2011 at 1:55 a.m.Actor Gary Dourdan was arrested for battery last week after a dispute with his former girlfriend turned violent. According to reports, Dourdan showed up at his ex-girlfriend's Venice, California home and local law enforcement agents were called to the residence around 9 o'clock that evening after calls reporting a disturbance. When police arrived at the scene, Dourdan's girlfriend was not in the home, but a second call to the Los Angeles Police Department that evening reported an injured woman in a nearby alley. Police at the scene discovered Dourdan's girlfriend had suffered a broken nose, which she claimed Dourdan had given her. The actor was immediately arrested and booked for felony battery. He was held on $50,000 bail. Dourdan is best known for his work as Warrick Brown on the hit television show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" from 2000 to 2008. Dourdan also appeared in the film "Jumping The Broom," which was released earlier this year. No word has been given as to when Dourdan is next expected in court. While this is Dourdan's first arrest for battery, he was previously arrested in 2008 for drug possession in Palm Springs, California. An experienced Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney knows that battery charges are taken very seriously in Los Angeles, especially if they involve a former or current romantic partner and could be construed as domestic abuse. If you are facing battery charges, call the attorneys at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP today at 1-877-781-1570 to speak to a skilled lawyer today. Our attorneys have over five decades of combined experience in defending people against battery and domestic violence charges and we know what it takes to win for you. With the right Attorney by your side, you may be able to not only avoid jail time that could disrupt your life and work, but even have your charges reduced or dismissed altogether. An experienced Attorney can tell you that by law, if a crime appears to be domestic abuse, law enforcement officials and prosecutors do not need to wait for the victim to press charges before they make an arrest. If investigators find evidence of domestic violence, they can arrest you and charge you with a serious crime even without the testimony or cooperation of the alleged victim. Your Criminal Defense Attorney can also tell you that the majority of domestic violence charges are felony criminal offenses that can land you in a county jail or even a state prison. Call the attorneys at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP today to begin preparing your defense. Tagged as: domestic violence pc 273_5 Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin LLP has been recognized as one of the best U.S. law firms, based on the experience, professionalism, and ethics of its criminal defense lawyers and attorneys. We aggressively defend clients in all Southern California courtrooms on state and federal charges, including DUI, DMV, misdemeanor, felony, juvenile cases, in the following communities and courthouses. |
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