Emmylou Harris Charged in L.A. Freeway Accident

Emmylou Harris in Westwood, California.

Emmylou Harris has been charged with a misdemeanor traffic offense in connection with a Los Angeles highway accident last year, The Associated Press reports. A lawyer for the Grammy-winning singer has entered a not-guilty plea on her behalf, according to TMZ.  

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The hit-and-run charge stems from a fender-bender last October on the 405 freeway. The California Highway Patrol began investigating the incident when someone filed a report claiming that Harris didn't stop after the rental car she was driving hit another vehicle. 

A representative for Harris called the crash a "garden-variety accident that happens every day on the 405," and added that the musician left the scene because she didn't realize she'd hit another car. If convicted on the hit-and-run charge, Harris could face up to six months in jail.

The singer next month will release a new album of duets with Rodney Crowell.

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Missouri Man Charged With Plotting 'Twilight' Theater Shooting

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Andrew Cooper/Summit Entertainment

A 20-year-old Missouri man has been arrested and charged with plotting a movie theater shooting this weekend at a screening of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part Two, which opened today, the Springfield News-Leader reports. Blaec Lammers has been charged with first-degree assault, making a terroristic threat and armed criminal action after his mother called authorities with concerns that her son had purchased firearms and was plotting a similar movie theater shooting to the Aurora, Colorado massacre in July during the opening night of The Dark Knight Rises.

Police apprehended Lammers in Bolivar, Missouri, and interviewed him. He admitted to purchasing two assault rifles "for hunting," then said he had bought two tickets to a Sunday showing of Breaking Dawn Part Two and acquired the guns with the intent to shoot people while at the movie.

"Blaec Lammers stated that he had a lot in common with the people that have been involved in those shootings," read the probable cause statement that led to his arrest. "Blaec Lammers stated that he was quiet, kind of a loner, had recently purchased firearms and didn't tell anybody about it, and had homicidal thoughts." Lammers also said he had purchased 400 rounds of ammunition and was "thinking about" shooting people at a local Walmart because the store sells ammunition, making supplies more convenient. He had recently practiced shooting on Tuesday but said he had never before shot a gun and that he was currently off an unspecified medication. The statement also referred to a 2009 incident in which Lammers had admitted he wanted to stab a Walmart employee to death and went to the store to follow an employee before being contacted by police. Bolivar City Administrator Darin Chappell said police believe Lammers was working alone.

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Bobby Brown Charged With DUI

Bobby Brown performs with New Edition at NJPAC in Newark, New Jersey.

Bobby Brown was charged with three misdemeanor charges including drunken driving yesterday, the Associated Press reports. The singer, who was arrested on Monday afternoon in suburban Los Angeles, faces two DUI-related counts and another charge for driving on a suspended license. Brown allegedly had a blood alcohol level of more than 0.08 percent, which is over the level determining whether a driver is under the influence.

Brown was released from jail without having to post bail. His attorney, Tiffany Feder, would not comment on the case, but she did say that Brown is "taking this matter seriously" in a statement before he was charged. The singer faces up to six months in jail on the DUI counts if convicted on the charges.

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Bobby Brown Charged With DUI

Bobby Brown performs with New Edition at NJPAC in Newark, New Jersey.

Bobby Brown was charged with three misdemeanor charges including drunken driving yesterday, the Associated Press reports. The singer, who was arrested on Monday afternoon in suburban Los Angeles, faces two DUI-related counts and another charge for driving on a suspended license. Brown allegedly had a blood alcohol level of more than 0.08 percent, which is over the level determining whether a driver is under the influence.

Brown was released from jail without having to post bail. His attorney, Tiffany Feder, would not comment on the case, but she did say that Brown is "taking this matter seriously" in a statement before he was charged. The singer faces up to six months in jail on the DUI counts if convicted on the charges.

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Ex-Cake Drummer Charged with Child Molestation

Former Cake drummer Peter McNeal has been hit with child molestation charges by Los Angeles police. McNeal was busted in L.A. last month and released on $250,000 bail. On Friday, the drummer appeared in court to hear a single felony count against him for oral copulation and sexual penetration of a child under the age of 10.

McNeal, 45, is suspected by the Los Angeles Police Department of previous incidents with other victims, and they are urging the public to help locate other children who may have been sexually assaulted by the musician. McNeal was previously arrested in 2009 on a separate charge of attempted molestation of a young girl, but the status of that case is not clear.

McNeal served as a member of Cake from 2001 to 2004 and has since worked as a session player, appearing on records by Norah Jones and Mike Doughty.

"I was devastated to hear of the arrest," Doughty told Fox News. "There is nothing in my experience of Pete that indicates he's a monster. But someone accused of child molestation usually gets labeled as a monster permanently, regardless of what a jury decides."

McNeal will be arraigned on February 10th, with pretrial and trial dates to be set afterward.

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Ex-Cake Drummer Charged with Child Molestation

Former Cake drummer Peter McNeal has been hit with child molestation charges by Los Angeles police. McNeal was busted in L.A. last month and released on $250,000 bail. On Friday, the drummer appeared in court to hear a single felony count against him for oral copulation and sexual penetration of a child under the age of 10.

McNeal, 45, is suspected by the Los Angeles Police Department of previous incidents with other victims, and they are urging the public to help locate other children who may have been sexually assaulted by the musician. McNeal was previously arrested in 2009 on a separate charge of attempted molestation of a young girl, but the status of that case is not clear.

McNeal served as a member of Cake from 2001 to 2004 and has since worked as a session player, appearing on records by Norah Jones and Mike Doughty.

"I was devastated to hear of the arrest," Doughty told Fox News. "There is nothing in my experience of Pete that indicates he's a monster. But someone accused of child molestation usually gets labeled as a monster permanently, regardless of what a jury decides."

McNeal will be arraigned on February 10th, with pretrial and trial dates to be set afterward.

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