Heather Locklear is back in rehab, but pals feared the trainwreck’s latest meltdown would land her in jail! The “Spin City” mess was previously hospitalized against her will June 17 after Heather attacked her father and attempted to strangle her mother! Just days later she bolted from rehab and was involved in a shocking new confrontation with the cops at her home — allegedly assaulting a deputy and kicking an EMT in the stomach. She was already facing charges for battery on a police officer and resisting arrest when cops tried to break up a dispute with her boyfriend Chris Heisser in February. Get the inside story on Heather’s Hollywood struggle, and click here for more on fellow stars caught battling booze….
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“This couldn’t have come at a worse time for Heather,” said a source close to the actress. “Her lawyer was in the final stages of getting a sweetheart plea deal. The deal would have meant she wouldn’t get any jail time! But that looks like it might be out the window!”
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The previous charges stem from a nasty Feb. 25 incident where
Heather allegedly assaulted Chris. When cops arrived to intervene in the domestic dispute, the booze-fueled beauty unleashed her fury on them! The freak-out ended with Heather being cuffed for domestic violence and assault.
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“The assault charges were dropped when Chris refused to cooperate in the case, but she was left with four counts of battery of a police officer, and resisting arrest,” the source said. Her lawyer’s negotiations would have led to the battery charges being dismissed.
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If she pleaded "no contest" to resisting arrest, the source said, “Her only sentence would have been to attend counseling." But the assaults on her parents may have pushed the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office to take the deal off the table, according to spies.
“This couldn’t have come at a worse time for Heather,” said a source close to the actress. “Her lawyer was in the final stages of getting a sweetheart plea deal. The deal would have meant she wouldn’t get any jail time! But that looks like it might be out the window!”
The previous charges stem from a nasty Feb. 25 incident where
Heather allegedly assaulted Chris. When cops arrived to intervene in the domestic dispute, the booze-fueled beauty unleashed her fury on them! The freak-out ended with Heather being cuffed for domestic violence and assault.
“The assault charges were dropped when Chris refused to cooperate in the case, but she was left with four counts of battery of a police officer, and resisting arrest,” the source said. Her lawyer’s negotiations would have led to the battery charges being dismissed.
If she pleaded "no contest" to resisting arrest, the source said, “Her only sentence would have been to attend counseling." But the assaults on her parents may have pushed the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office to take the deal off the table, according to spies.