NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge says arrest warrants will be issued for comedian Jamie Foxx and his younger sister if they don't show up in court Friday to answer charges from a scuffle with police at a casino. Criminal District Judge Frank Marullo told attorneys for Foxx and Deidra Dixon on Wednesday that there's no provision in Louisiana law for them to be arraigned outside New Orleans or for arraignment by video. Foxx, 36, and his sister are charged with two counts each of battery on a police officer causing injury, a felony, and one count of disturbing the peace, a misdemeanor. Dixon also is charged with resisting an officer, another misdemeanor. The charges come from a fight with police officers and security guards at Harrah's New Orleans Casino on April 26. Police said Foxx, Dixon and a group of their friends refused to show identification at the door, then went into the casino and refused requests to leave. Authorities said that when police tried to handcuff Dixon, she struggled, freed one of her hands and began swinging the handcuffs still attached to the other hand, hitting a police officer in the face. Marullo said he'll rule Friday on a defense request to toss out the felony charges against Foxx and his sister.
Jamie Foxx may face arrest for scuffle
A judge says arrest warrants will be issued for comedian Jamie Foxx and his younger sister if they don't show up in court Friday to answer charges from a scuffle with police at a casino.
