Tom Sizemore Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Drug Charges
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Actor Tom Sizemore pleaded not guilty to felony drug charges Tuesday in Kern County Superior Court, authorities said.
Sizemore, 45, was arrested May 8 after police found two bags of suspected methamphetamine and smoking pipes in his car parked outside a hotel in Bakersfield, about 110 miles northeast of Los Angeles, police said.
The actor, who at the time was still on probation for a previous drug conviction, faces seven drug-related charges, including transportation and possession of methamphetamines, possession of prescription drugs without the proper prescription and being under the influence of a controlled substance. He also faces a vandalism charge.
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He faces up to 6 years in prison if convicted of all charges, said prosecutor Cynthia Zimmer of the Kern County District Attorney's Office.
Calls to Sizemore's attorney were not immediately returned.
Officers responded to a call at the Four Points Sheraton about 7:30 a.m., after another actor accompanying Sizemore challenged an employee to fight while trying to check in, Detective Greg Terry said.
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Police discovered the actor, Jason Salcido, 33, was on parole and was carrying a pipe. They later learned he was with Sizemore, who was sitting in a 2004 Ford Mustang in the hotel parking lot.
Sizemore was booked at the Kern County Jail but was released the same day after posting $14,000 bail, authorities said.
Sizemore, who appeared in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down," was convicted in 2003 of domestic violence involving his ex-girlfriend, former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss.
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He will next appear in court on June 18, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for the following day.