‘Buffy’ star Nicholas Brendon charged with battery against a police officer

April 10th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt

Venice, Apr 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The ‘Buffy’ star Nicolas Brendon has been charged on one count each of battery against a police officer and even vandalism. He had been arrested in Venice in March. If he is convicted then, he could be placed behind bars for 2 years. The incident happened on St. Patrick’s Day (17th of March), when the police was called, as there was a drunken man who was creating a lot of commotion. When the police officers arrived there, then they were surprised to see that the drunken man was none other than the Buffy star Nicholas Brendon.

When he saw the police, then he also assaulted them, and a confrontation ensued and he then tried to run away. However the police were able to control him, by using a taser. After his arrest, he was taken to the hospital and then booked for felony vandalism, as in the confrontation, there had been some damage to the property, at the scene of the crime.

This is not the first time that Nicholas is having trouble with his addiction to alcohol. In 2004, he had himself disclosed to the public that he had undergone a rehabilitation program in Los Angeles, as he wanted to deal with his alcohol addiction problem.

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