EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Case Now With District Attorney's Office
Posted on Aug 25, 2010 @ 12:45PM
The Mel Gibson case has been taken over by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department had been handling the investigation, working closely with the D.A.’s office. And while the sheriff’s department is not ready to publicly announce it, the District Attorney’s office now has control of the case, a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com.
“The handoff has been made,” a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively. “The Sheriff’s Department is no longer leading the investigation.”
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As RadarOnline.com was first to report, Gibson is under investigation for a domestic violence incident at his home in Malibu last January during which he allegedly hit his former love Oksana Grigorieva in the face as she held their baby daughter Lucia; Oksana claims the Braveheart star broke two of her veneers and gave her a concussion. Gibson has denied hitting her.
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Officially, neither agency is ready to announce or confirm the transition, but the source told RadarOnline.com that it is a done deal. The Sheriff’s Department, however, is still actively involved.
“The District Attorney’s office can ask the sheriff’s department to get more involved at any time as they dig into the case,” the source added.
"The D.A.’s office can kick back all part of the investigation or any part of the investigation to the sheriff’s department for further review.
“But the D.A.’s office now controls the case and Mel Gibson’s fate.
“The case has been assigned to the Deputy District Attorney who handles domestic violence incidents.”
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That Deputy D.A. has been involved in the investigation while the sheriff’s department controlled, but now is leading the probe.”
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WTF is wrong with her cheeks? Looks like she swallowed a bag of marbles
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 9:40pm
His actions have been investigated, but Oksana's are still under investigation. I wish the police every success in finding the truth.
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 9:25pm
Mel did absolutly nothing wrong and will therefor walk fre. oksana and her mother ludmilla and firends, made a very criminal act wiht exotrtions, felonies and fordgery of birth certificate and baby trafiking. They will face jail time.
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 9:21pm
String him up!!!
Posted Thu, 08/26/2010 - 1:12am
Whatever the outcome, he will survive and get on with his life. He is talented and can do what ever he wants. She however, seems to be good at only the oldest profession known to women.
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:10pm
How is this exclusive? TMZ reported it last week. ROL is in the habit of recycling stories lately...
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 4:53pm
In as much as she is accused of extortion, the D.A.' s office also controls Her fate.
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 4:15pm
He is bi-polar! Sick! Sick! Sick!
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 3:50pm
There is SOMETHING wrong with him - perhaps just too much booze and/or a huge ego. I really can't stand even looking at him anymore because he is evil.
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 7:09pm
Oksana even said he hasn't had a drink in years. So he's not a drunk. Although dealing with her is enough to make a Saint drink.
Posted Thu, 08/26/2010 - 12:27am