Actor, crew, security guard arrested on drug charges
Mangham LA Oct 23 2017 Speeding was the initial reason for pulling over actor and musician Corey Feldman’s bus in Mangham Saturday evening.
Police Chief Perry Fleming told The News-Star that Feldman, 46, was driving under suspension. After Feldman was transported to the police department, the arresting officer noticed the scent of marijuana and searched the recreation vehicle.
Feldman was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana, driving under suspension and speeding, Fleming said. Because the charges were misdemeanors, Feldman was able to pay a fine of $640 instead of posting bond.
Feldman’s security guard, Emanuel I. Speal III, 42, was also able to pay a fine of $590 on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Four other members of Feldman’s group were booked into the Richland Parish Jail on other drug charges, Fleming said. All were able to post bond and secure release overnight.
Courtney Anne Mitchell, 28, Woodland Hills, California was booked on charges of a possession of a controlled dangerous substance, Xanax. Mitchell and Feldman married in 2016.
Marisa Testa, 20, Farmingdale, California, was booked on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of a schedule IV substance, Xanax.
Darci Carpenter, 28, Woodland Hills, California, was booked on charges of possession of a schedule III controlled dangerous substance and possession of marijuana.
David H. Altman, 47, was booked on charges of possession of a schedule IV controlled dangerous substance.
In a series of Twitter posts, Feldman said he was not arrested or put in jail but received a misdemeanor charge because of a member of his crew had medical marijuana with a legal California prescription.
Feldman said he did not have drugs on his person but was charged because it was his bus. He said no illegal or street drugs were found on the bus, and the group was told all charges could be dropped with proof of proper prescriptions. He said the medicines were legal but did not have their particular bottles.
In the tweets, Feldman classified the arrests as a “a bit of a good ol’ shakedown” and said that, after the fines were paid in cash, officers asked for pictures and autographs and then contacted the local newspaper for interviews.
The News-Star contacted both the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Mangham Police Department Saturday night about the charges. It is unclear which local newspaper Feldman referred to in his tweets.
Feldman also said he found the timing of the arrest ironic and that his band would be traveling to Houston to perform their next show. Full copies of his tweets are embedded below.
Feldman, who is best known for roles in 1980s classics “Stand By Me,” “Gremlins” and “The Goonies,” was scheduled to appear Saturday night at Live Oaks Bar and Ballroom in Monroe as part of his Heavenly US Angelic Tour.
Per a post on the Live Oaks Facebook page at 10:14 p.m., Feldman’s performance was cancelled, but he was still able to appear at the bar and hang out.
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