Mel arrested for drunk driving

Post by **Nathan** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:21 pm

EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Busted for DUI

Posted Jul 28th 2006 3:00PM AP

Mel Gibson was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in Malibu, Calif. early this morning for suspicion of DUI. Bail was set at $5,000.

He was pulled over on the Pacific Coast Highway and a Breathalyzer test was administered. The arrest report lists the time of arrest as 2:36AM and the time booked as 4:06AM.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles Country Sheriff's Department told TMZ, "Mel Gibson was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. He was released later this morning. The investigation was still ongoing, just like it would be with any other person."

Calls to Gibson's rep were not immediately returned.

Post by **Foxtrot X-Ray** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:24 pm

Oopsie..

MFP's crack Interceptor shoulda had a Designated Driver?

Post by **Steve Gizzi** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:42 pm

Does this mean our cars go up in value...or down? And Arnold, if you are reading this, HELP A BRUTHA OUT!!

Didn't those cops know he made the Jesus movie? What were they thinking? WHen Jesus hears about this ...oooohhhboy,

Post by **revline** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:06 am

wonder if he will really get the same treatment as the rest of us slaves? Anyone know the penelty for DUI for the general run of the mill slave populous?

Post by **Biker** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:46 am

Didn't those cops know he made the Jesus movie? What were they thinking? When Jesus hears about this ...oooohhhboy

Hehehehhehehee! Nice one Steve. Hell fire and Brimstone will raineth down upon the headseth of the LA-eth Police Department-eth, for this persecution of the chosen one.

Praise be to the mercy of the Lord.... better get the Holy Hand grenade of Antioch ready, just in case this incident escalates.

Biker

Post by **Big Bopper Bart** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:39 am

I wonder when hey put his ass in the jail cell if he said'If its all the same to you...I'll take the top bunk' and the inmates ask him'What wre you befor eyou came here??

and Mel would say,A actor...director...Jesus's version of Oliver Stone

As for the road war..er i mean Mel Gibson,he lives in jail now...only till his bail clears

Post by **Steve Gizzi** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:52 pm

Cops seem to just love to catch high profile celebrities. Makes them look like there doing their job I guess. But I wonder why you rarely or never hear of cops getting DUI's .

Well it must be that they are perfect citizens. Or they never drink. OR, they cover each others asses like blankets.

Just hope the Goose is there in court as Mel is freed. would"nt it be cool if he yelled back at the cops as they were leaving the courtroom..."See you on the road scags, like we saw the Nightrider!!!!!"

Post by **Big Bopper Bart** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:19 am

hey knock off the cop bashing man,my brother is a cop.cops make mistakes too.and as much as I hate to say,Mel acted like a total asshole and deserves the treatment he gets.

Post by **Scar2783** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:07 pm

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mel Gibson issued a lengthy statement Saturday apologizing for saying "despicable" things to sheriff's deputies when he was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol.

"I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable," the actor-director said without elaborating.

The entertainment Web site TMZ posted what it said were four pages from the original arrest report, which quoted Gibson as launching an expletive-laden "barrage of anti-Semitic remarks" after he was stopped early Friday on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.

According to the report, in addition to threatening the arresting deputy and trying to escape, Gibson said, "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world," and asked the officer, James Mee, "Are you a Jew?"

if ((typeof tag300_2) == 'function') { tag300_2(); } Gibson publicist Alan Nierob would not comment on the incident beyond the written statement.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. John Hocking said he could not confirm the TMZ report, and detectives would begin investigating Monday. Deputies at the Malibu sheriff's station referred calls to headquarters. Numerous calls to other sheriff's officials were not returned, and attempts to locate Mee, the deputy, were also unsuccessful.

The Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site late Saturday that the sheriff's department's civilian oversight office will investigate whether authorities gave Gibson preferential treatment and tried to cover up his alleged behavior.

Sheriff Lee Baca defended his department's handling of the case.

"There is no cover-up," Baca told the Times. "Our job is not to (focus) on what he said. It's to establish his blood-alcohol level when he was driving and proceed with the case. Trying someone on rumor and innuendo is no way to run an investigation, at least one with integrity."

In his statement, Gibson apologized for what he called "my belligerent behavior" when he was taken into custody.

"The arresting officer was just doing his job and I feel fortunate that I was apprehended before I caused injury to any other person," he said.

"I disgraced myself and my family with my behavior and for that I am truly sorry. I have battled with the disease of alcoholism for all of my adult life and profoundly regret my horrific relapse."

He said he was taking "necessary steps to ensure my return to health."

Gibson, 50, was arrested after deputies stopped his 2006 Lexus LS 430 for speeding at 2:36 a.m. Friday. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said deputies clocked him doing 87 mph in a 45 mph zone.

A breath test indicated Gibson's blood-alcohol level was 0.12 percent, Whitmore said. The legal limit in California is 0.08 percent.

The actor-director posted $5,000 bail and was released at 9:45 a.m.

Gibson won a best-director Oscar for 1995's "Braveheart" and had a 2004 religious blockbuster with "The Passion of the Christ," which many Jewish groups said contained anti-Semitic overtones. He also starred in the "Lethal Weapon" and "Mad Max" films, "What Women Want" and "The Man Without a Face," among other movies.[/font][/font][/div]

Post by **Scar2783** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:09 pm

Thanks again Bart for comments about Police Officers.

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