DOWNEY DENIES CHARGES : ACTOR ENTERS PLEA IN GUN, DRUGS CASE.Byline: Michael Fleeman Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Actor Robert Downey Jr., his face unshaven and his hands shackled behind his back, pleaded innocent Monday to gun and drug charges from one of three recent arrests. After his plea was entered, Downey returned to a jail hospital, where he has been receiving treatment for drug addiction drug addiction or chemical dependency Physical and/or psychological dependency on a psychoactive (mind-altering) substance (e.g., alcohol, narcotics, nicotine), defined as continued use despite knowing that the substance causes harm. . ``He's frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: , confused, sad,'' Downey's attorney, Charles English, said outside court. ``It's a very difficult time for him. He's a very talented person. Sometimes, that kind of talent can be a curse, too.'' Downey, 31, of Malibu was arrested June 23 by police who said they found crack cocaine, heroin and an unloaded .357-caliber Magnum in his truck. Hours before he was to be formally charged last week, he was arrested on a trespassing charge after he broke into a neighbor's home and fell asleep in a child's bed, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. police. On Saturday he was arrested a third time after walking away from a court-ordered drug program for several hours. Wearing a pale yellow jail uniform, the Oscar nominee nominee n. 1) a person or entity who is requested or named to act for another, such as an agent or trustee. 2) a potential successor to another's rights under a contract. for ``Chaplin'' sat grim-faced in the jury box and stared into an audience of mostly reporters. Also there were actors Dennis Quaid and Todd Bridges Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor. A regular on the Barney Miller spinoff Fish, Bridges is best known for his role as Willis Jackson on the television series Diff'rent Strokes from 1978 to 1986. , who both have fought their own drug problems. Neither would comment. Municipal Court Judge Lawrence J. Mira ordered Downey to check into a ``locked-down'' drug treatment facility as a condition of his bail. He will remain in the medical ward of Central Jail, which once held O.J. Simpson, until lawyers find a drug treatment center that would satisfy the judge. English said he didn't know why Downey walked away from the Exodus Recovery Center in Marina del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
``I don't think he knows why he left,'' English said. ``He left and he came back, and what was in his mind is very difficult to say. I don't think Robert could tell you what was on his mind.'' Downey received an Oscar nomination for the 1992 film ``Chaplin.'' Other film credits include ``Restoration,'' ``Short Cuts,'' ``Natural Born Killers'' and ``Less Than Zero,'' a 1987 film in which he played a cocaine-addicted teen-ager. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Robert Downey Jr. sits handcuffed in Malibu Municipal Court. Associated Press |
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