A cost of gun possession leveled in opposition to Sport of Thrones star Joseph Gatt is prone to be dropped, prosecutors introduced Monday.
And the English-born actor should wait one other two months for his day in courtroom on the extra severe cost of getting sexually specific contact on-line with a minor.
A preliminary listening to in Los Angeles the place prosecutors had been anticipated to stipulate their case in opposition to the 52 year-old was as a substitute continued to February 7.
The cost of felony possession of an assault weapon, will ’probably be dismissed’ by prosecutors on the February prelim, Deputy District Lawyer Michael Fern informed Decide Susan Dewitt.
Joseph Gatt, 52, was in courtroom on Monday after his arrest for ’contact with a minor for a sexual offense’ in April 2022
A preliminary listening to for the actor, who performed Thenn Warg on Sport of Thrones, is about for February 7
Gatt – sporting a charcoal-gray go well with and open-necked white shirt – left courtroom hand in hand along with his long-time girlfriend, author and actress Mercy Malick, 51
Gatt pleaded not responsible to each the gun cost which is prone to be dropped and the cost of getting sexual contact with a minor
The British actor was additionally charged with gun possession, however that cost is prone to be dropped, prosecutors introduced Monday
Decide Dewitt continued Monday’s preliminary listening to on the request of Gatt’s lawyer, Dana Cole, who defined that DDA Fern, solely final Friday, had delivered to him ’a complete bunch of latest discovery’ and ’my professional wants enough time to go over all this.’
After his temporary look, Gatt – sporting a charcoal-gray go well with and open-necked white shirt – left courtroom hand in hand along with his long-time girlfriend, author and actress Mercy Malick, 51.
He has been free on $5,000 bail since April 2022 when he was arrested in LA and his residence searched by law enforcement officials of the Juvenile Division, Web Crimes Towards Youngsters (ICAC) Process Drive, armed with a search warrant.
He was charged with ’contact with a minor for sexual offense,’ and possessing an assault gun.
He pleaded not responsible to each prices at a subsequent courtroom look and, whereas he was granted the $5,000 bail, he was additionally ordered to not have unsupervised time with minors, to not have pornography and to not use social media, apart from work.
His darkish haired girlfriend, Mercy Malick lashed out on social media on the legal allegations in opposition to Gatt
The pair are pictured with two huskies. Gatt has a situation known as alopecia universalis which brought on him to lose all his hair on the age of 14
Per week after his arrest, London-born Gatt – who has lived within the U.S. for 18 years – took to Twitter to vehemently deny the costs,
’I clearly wish to tackle the completely horrifying and fully unfaithful allegations just lately leveled in opposition to me,’ he wrote. ’They’re 100% categorically flawed and reckless.
’I’ve confirmed errors and deceptive info in as we speak’s press launch. I’m totally cooperating with police and LAPD to unravel this,’ he continued.
’I look ahead to clearing my good title. Thanks to all my associates and supporters who know that that is unfaithful and perceive for authorized causes I can not remark additional on social media.’
His raven-haired girlfriend, Malick – who wore a tight-fitting, brief grey jacket, black pants and heels in courtroom Monday – has additionally lashed out on social media on the allegations, calling them ’past insane.’
’A lot like to everybody who has already reached out in help of Joe and myself,’ she wrote. ’Those that know us clearly know that the allegations leveled in opposition to him are insane.’
Per week after his arrest, London-born Gatt – who has lived within the US for 18 years – took to Twitter to vehemently deny the costs
Gatt performed Thenn Warg on the massively common HBO collection Sport Of Thrones
Gatt pictured in 2014 on the collection The 100
One in every of Gatt’s most high-profile roles was enjoying Thenn Warg on the massively common HBO collection Sport Of Thrones.
His character was a member of the Thenn, a tribe of Free People recognized for his or her practices of formality self-scarring and cannibalism.
After showing in a number of episodes of season 4 in 2014, his character was killed off within the Battle of Fort Black
Gatt has additionally starred in a number of blockbuster films together with the live-action Disney remake Dumbo, Star Trek Into Darkness and Thor.
The bald-headed actor – who has a situation known as alopecia universalis which brought on him to lose all his hair on the age of 14 – started his appearing profession with an look on the British police drama The Invoice in 1999.