Charges Against Bridges Dropped
A judge dismissed armed robbery charges Tuesday against actor Todd Bridges, who was accused of trying to steal his car without paying a $500 repair bill.
Compton Municipal Court Commissioner Bob Bowers dismissed the armed robbery case against Bridges, 23, the former child star of NBC’s “Diff’rent Strokes,” because prosecutors said they now believe Bridges is innocent.
Bridges, of Sun Valley, had been accused of stealing his BMW at gunpoint from a South-Central Los Angeles repair man without paying a $500 bill last January.
However, Deputy Dist. Atty. Steve Sowders said that “substantial evidence has been developed that indicates (Bridges) did not commit the robbery.” He added that a witness has now come forward to say that someone else committed the crime. Sowders said investigators are now determining whether to charge the other suspect.
Bridges, however, is still charged in another case involving an alleged attempt to kill a man in a cocaine rock house and remains in custody.
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