Heather Locklearwas released from custody on Monday morning less than 12 hours after her arrest forallegedly attacking a police officer and an EMTwho had responded to a disturbance call at her residence, PEOPLE confirms.
The formerMelrose Placestar, 56, walked free from the Ventura County Mail Jail at 9:10 a.m. Monday after posting a bail bond, detention records show.
A jail official says she looked “disheveled” as she left.
A lawyer for Locklear did not return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Ventura sheriff’s spokesman Capt. Garo Kuredjian previously told PEOPLE that deputieswent to Locklear’s home on Sunday after receiving a disturbance callshortly after 11 p.m.
The actress was allegedly “extremely intoxicated” and “arguing with friends and family” when they arrived, according to Kuredjian. As deputies tried to separate her, she kicked a responding officer.
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Locklear was taken to the hospital, where she was cleared. She was then taken to the Ventura County Main Jail and booked about 2 a.m. Monday for two misdemeanor counts of battery on a peace officer or emergency personnel.
She has not yet entered a plea and is scheduled to appear in court in August, records show.
However, the individual was not armed, authorities said.
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‘Family and Friends … Are Desperately Trying to Help’: Source
This weekend’s altercation continues Locklear’s string of run-ins with law enforcement.
In late February, shewas arrestedon suspicion of felony domestic battery and three counts of battery on a police officer. Police latersearched her homefor a firearm that was allegedly registered in her name, which detectives did not find.
Locklear’s attorneys, Blair Berk and Haney,pleaded not guiltyto battery on a police officer on her behalf in April, as she was in rehab.
After being accused of hitting her boyfriend, Locklear was charged with domestic abuse — but those charges were dropped in March.
Locklearhas struggled with substance abusein the past. In March 2008, her doctor called 911 reporting that she was suicidal, and that June, she sought help for psychological issues.
In March, Locklear checked into atreatment facilityto help with her battle with addiction.
Her loved ones had “desperately” tried to help her for some time prior to her reportedhospitalization for a psychological evaluation, a source close to her told PEOPLE.
“[Heather] is clearly not getting the proper medical and mental health help she needs,” the sourcesaid earlier this month.
“She isolates herself, which only feeds into the other issues,” the source continued. “Of course, you can’t force someone to get help — they have to want to — but it’s hard for someone who is sick to make smart choices and keep at it. She has family and friends who are desperately trying to help.”
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source: people.com
