Arrest Warrant for Actor Quashed
A judge Thursday quashed an arrest warrant for actor David Keith after his attorney appeared in court and pleaded not guilty on his behalf to misdemeanor drunk-driving charges.
Municipal Judge Charles Rubin had issued the arrest warrant late Wednesday when neither Keith, 35, who recently portrayed Oliver North in the television miniseries “Guts and Glory,” nor his attorney showed up for a scheduled arraignment.
But on Thursday, attorney Robert Shapiro appeared before Rubin and entered not guilty pleas to the charges on Keith’s behalf. Shapiro had not realized that the arraignment had been scheduled for Wednesday, prosecutors said.
Rubin quashed the arrest warrant and scheduled an Aug. 2 pretrial hearing. Keith remains free on bail. The actor was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving after his speeding car hit another vehicle on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood on May 20, Deputy Dist. Atty. Elden Fox said.
The actor’s blood-alcohol level was found to be more than .18%, almost double the state’s minimum for prosecution of drunk driving.
The biggest entertainment stories
Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
