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com Published: 23:32, 23 September 2024 | Updated: 23:37, 23 September 2024 e-mail View comments Bam Margera on Monday was ordered by a West Chester, Pennsylvania court to be evaluated for drugs and alcohol , after he was arrested in connection with driving under the influence arrest earlier this month in what authorities said was a probation violation. The Jackass alum, 44, has been in custody at Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania since Wednesday. He appeared in handcuffs Monday ahead of Common Pleas Judge Patrick Carmody for a hearing in which the evaluation was ordered, according to NBC10 .
The West Chester, Pennsylvania native, who wed fitness model Dannii Marie in May in New Mexico , was seen 'mouthing words to his wife,' who was present during the hearing, according to the station. Margera's lawyer Michael T. van der Veen told Dailymail.
com in a statement Monday, 'Judge Carmody has ordered a drug and alcohol evaluation for tomorrow, and we expect Bam will be released tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest. Bam Margera, 44, on Monday was ordered to be evaluated for drugs and alcohol after he was arrested in connection with driving under the influence arrest earlier this month, in what authorities said was a probation violation. Pictured with lawyer Michael T.
van der Veen Margera's legal team was seen addressing the media outside of court in West Chester, Pennsylvania Monday 'Bam has been doing very well and for the past year or more has passed all his drug and alcohol screenings. His professional life has been going well and we look forward to his release so he can continue his growth.' In the hearing Monday, Carmody said that Margera's past history with DUI - he also got arrested in California in January of 2018 - figured into his decision-making process in the case, as it was frightening to him that Margera has been arrested for the offense on multiple occasions.
Read More Bam Margera denies relapsing after huge row with fiancee Dannii Marie which saw him brand her a 'f*****g b***h' Margera told the judge that his spouse has been impactful in helping him stay sober, and that his slip-up was the result on going on a road trip without her, according to the station. Margera's attorneys are slated to meet with officials with the court and probation department to determine the next course of action, as they are aiming to put the MTV alum into rehab, with probation officials specifying where he would go. Margera's attorneys are slated to return to court for a hearing on the matter Wednesday, barring a deal being reached prior to.
Margera's lawyer William J. Brennan said in a news conference, according to NBC10, after the hearing that the Jackass alum is a 'good guy that has an addiction. 'Everybody in the system - from the defense team to the prosecution to the probation office and the judge - are interested in seeing Bam get what he needs, which is not punishment, but treatment .
.. nobody's here with ill-intent.
It helps Bam get the needed treatment that he will probably be recommended to get.' Margera is 'interested in getting better' and 'getting this case behind him' van der Veen said during the news conference. Margera has been in custody at Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania since Wednesday.
Pictured in Philadelphia last year Margera was taken into custody earlier this month in McConnellsburg, Fulton County in connection with DUI and related counts Margera wed fitness model Dannii Marie in May in New Mexico, prior to his latest arrest Margera's most recent arrest on September 16 was handled by Pennsylvania State Police. It breached terms he agreed to in entering probation in June following a guilty plea over a April 2023 incident involving his brother at the family's Pocopson, Pennsylvania home. Margera was taken into custody Wednesday after speaking with officials (who determined he violated his parole) at the Justice Center and Office of Pretrial Services, where the county probation department is located.
The court ordered Margera to complete six months of probation under their supervision in connection with the terms of his guilty plea to a pair of disorderly conduct counts. Under the terms of his plea, Margera had to submit to random drug tests and undergo treatment for his mental health. Margera also is slated to appear at a preliminary hearing in connection with the DUI and reckless driving charges.
Probation Officer Bradford Griffith said that Margera, with the latest breach, presented an 'overt danger' to himself and others with his conduct, according to court records reviewed by the outlet. Griffith said Margera had not complied with the area of his probation in regards to seeking help for drug and alcohol abuse. Margera told the judge in June following his guilty plea, 'I just want to says thanks for this whole situation.
It lets me clean up my life. It is a blessing in disguise.' The Jackass alum's lawyer said of Margera: 'His professional life has been going well and we look forward to his release so he can continue his growth' He told MediaNews Group in June that he was 'on the right path' - adding, 'with the path I was on with alcohol and drugs, I needed to hit some rock bottom to turn things around.
' Margera initially was charged with simple assault and terroristic threats in the 2023 incident, according to the outlet, and each charge was a misdemeanor that could have led to prison with a conviction. In a July 2023 hearing, Margera older brother Jess Margera said the MTV personality had exhibited 'frightening and unpredictable' behavior in an April 23, 2023 incident in which he punched him repeatedly and threatened his girlfriend; and parents Phillip and Jess Margera. Jess said in a hearing, according to the outlet, 'He was threatening everybody.
The whole house. My girlfriend looked like she had just gotten back from Afghanistan, with PTSD.' An arrest affidavit indicated that Margera's parents told a state trooper that Bam had ran into the nearby woods following the violent outburst.
Margera in 2021 was fired from the film Jackass Forever after producers said he breached a wellness pact he'd agreed to in appearing in the movie. Pennsylvania Bam Margera Share or comment on this article: Jackass star Bam Margera to undergo addiction evaluation following DUI parole violation e-mail Add comment.
