A judge ordered on Thursday that “Jackass” actor Bam Margera must go to trial on allegations that he attacked his brother during an argument at their house outside of Philadelphia. The judge also mandated that he submit to a drug and alcohol test in order to continue to be released on bail.
The misdemeanour allegations against Margera, 43, include simple assault and making terroristic threats. She has entered a not guilty plea. He was granted freedom on a $50,000 bond and revealed on Thursday that he had been receiving drug and alcohol therapy all year while residing with Lamar Odom, a former Los Angeles Lakers player.
I don’t want to get him into problems here, I promise. Jess Margera, Margera’s brother, spoke in court about his brother’s behaviour, which he described as worrisome for twenty years and which he said worsened during a “frightening and unpredictable” two-week visit home in April. “I just want him to get the help because I feel like this is our last chance,” Jess Margera said.
He said that Bam punched him in the nose and ear, rupturing his eardrum, because he was agitated on a Sunday morning after getting a text that suggested he required mental health therapy. Bam allegedly kicked open Jess Margera’s girlfriend’s bedroom door, causing her to call the police.
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He said that Bam punched him in the nose and ear, rupturing his eardrum, because he was agitated on a Sunday morning after getting a text that suggested he required mental health therapy. Bam allegedly kicked open Jess Margera’s girlfriend’s bedroom door, causing her to call the police.
He argued that the brothers often perform such antics for the cameras. The Chester County magistrate rejected the argument, noting that no cameras were rolling at the time.
Prosecutors agreed to drop two of four counts of terroristic threats stemming from allegations that Bam Margera threatened to shoot various family members and left his brother a threatening note. Neither the brother nor prosecutors suggested that he had access to a gun.
By the end of the hearing — which was delayed for several hours by Bam Margera’s delayed flight from California — both sides seemed most interested in ensuring that he remains in treatment.
“We want to make sure you’re safe, secure and alive,” said Judge Albert Iacocca, who asked what had motivated him to go to treatment this year.
“To see my son Phoenix, who’s 5,” Bam Margera said.
Margera, who also starred in the MTV reality series “Viva La Bam,” wrote on social media after his arrest that the allegations “are not true,” and the brothers threatened to sue each other over the conflict.
When asked what had prompted him to seek therapy this year, Judge Albert Iacocca replied, “We want to make sure you’re safe, secure, and alive.”
To visit my five-year-old son Phoenix,” Bam Margera stated.
After his arrest, Margera, who previously participated in the MTV reality series “Viva La Bam,” posted on social media that the accusations “are not true,” and the brothers then threatened to sue one another because of the argument.
Jess Barbera stated on Thursday, “I don’t care about the money. “When he’s not messed up, my brother is a decent guy. He probably wouldn’t harm a fly. Only when he has been up for days is it frightening.