AURORA, Neb. (AP) — The son of actors Sean Penn and Robin Wright has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor in his Nebraska drug case.
FILE – This booking file photo released by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Dept. shows Hopper Penn, the son of Sean Penn and Robin Wright, after he was arrested in Nebraska. Court records show that Penn pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor in a Nebraska drug possession case and paid a fine. Penn, and his girlfriend, 26-year-old Uma Von Wittkamp, were arrested April 4 after a state trooper stopped their vehicle on Interstate 80 in southeastern Nebraska. Court records show that on April 24, each pleaded no contest to attempt of a felony and ordered to pay $1,000 each. (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Dept via AP, File)
Twenty-four-year-old Hopper Penn and his girlfriend, 26-year-old Uma Von Wittkamp, were arrested during a traffic stop on April 4 on Interstate 80 in southeastern Nebraska.
The Nebraska State Patrol says a search of their vehicle turned up 14 grams of marijuana, four amphetamine pills and 3 grams of psychedelic mushrooms.
Both were initially charged with felony drug possession. Court records show they later pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge of attempt of a felony. Each was ordered to pay $1,000.
A no-contest plea allows a defendant to not admit guilt but acknowledge that there’s enough evidence for a conviction.
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