Actor Shia LaBeouf poses on the press line at the Los Angeles premiere of "Transformers" in this June 27, 2007 file photo in Los Angeles. A $1,000 bench warrant was issued for the 21-year-old actor after he failed to appear in court Tuesday on an unlawful smoking charge. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

Bench Warrant For Shia LaBeouf's Arrest Over Smoking Charge

March 19, 2008 09:26 AM EST | AP

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LOS ANGELES — No thank you for smoking, Shia LaBeouf.

A $1,000 bench warrant was issued for LaBeouf on Tuesday after the star of "Transformers" and the upcoming "Indiana Jones" film failed to appear in court on a charge of lighting up where he shouldn't.

The 21-year-old was cited last month for unlawful smoking, according to the warrant, which didn't contain details on the circumstances or location of the offense.

He was scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles County courthouse Tuesday on the misdemeanor offense, but neither he nor his lawyer showed up, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

A message left with LaBeouf's publicist was not immediately returned.

LaBeouf's squeaky-clean, low-profile image hardly suffered from a separate arrest late last year on a misdemeanor criminal trespassing charge for failing to leave a Chicago drugstore. Arresting police in that incident noted that LaBeouf was "very courteous and polite," and the charge was dropped because the Walgreens store didn't want to pursue the matter.

LaBeouf starred on the Disney Channel show "Even Stevens" and can next be seen on the big screen opposite Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

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What's next for this guy? 3 to 5 in a Federal Pen for Aggravated Dancing in Public?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:24 PM on 03/19/2008
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Oh, that Shia LeBeouf. What will he get himself into next?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:18 PM on 03/19/2008

The DA needs to ask for the death penalty.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:30 PM on 03/19/2008
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Like the BrokenWindow doctrine of urban decay, missing a court date when you can afford a lawyer to get you a continuance is a sign that you are screwing up.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:36 AM on 03/19/2008

How can it be this guy isn't in jail yet? If we as a nation are going to get serious about punishing crime, this guy should be doing 10 to 20 in fed prison pronto. I won't feel safe until he's caught.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:22 AM on 03/19/2008
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