Andy Dick Cops Plea, Ordered to SCRAM

Troublemaking funnyman sentenced to probation, ankle-monitoring bracelet for groping teen girl

By Marcus Errico Oct 17, 2008 7:44 PMTags
Andy Dick, MugshotMurrieta Police Department

Andy Dick's got a souvenir to go along with his scary-ass mug shot: a booze-sniffing ankle bracelet.

Through his lawyer, the former NewsRadio star pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor charges of battery and possession of marijuana in Riverside County Superior Court.

Thanks to a deal with the D.A., Dick won't do any jail time, but instead will serve a three-year probation stint and cough up $700 in fines for allegedly exposing himself to and groping a 17-year-old girl.

Dick, who was MIA for the sentencing (his presence wasn't needed because the crime was just a misdemeanor), will also get to sport a SCRAM, an electronic device fitted to his ankle that can detect any alcohol and drug consumption.

Dick has to wear the bracelet for the first year of his probation, according to the D.A.'s office.

The 42-year-old troublemaker was busted in the early morning hours of July 16 in Murietta, Calif., after police fielded a complaint about a man urinating in the parking lot of the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant.

When officers arrived, an unidentified teen claimed a drunken Dick accosted her, grabbed her tank top and pulled it down to ogle her breasts.