Dec 12, 2007 11:01 am US/Central
Trespassing Charge Dropped Against Shia LaBeouf
'Transformers' Star Faced Charge For Allegedly Refusing To Leave Chicago Walgreens
CHICAGO (AP) ―
Actor Shia LaBeouf is no longer facing criminal charges for allegedly refusing to leave a downtown Chicago drugstore last month.
The 21-year-old "Transformers" star was in a Chicago courtroom for only minutes Wednesday before prosecutors read a letter from the Walgreens Co. and a security company saying they don't want to continue the case.
LaBeouf, of Glendale, Calif., didn't speak but smiled at the news. He was charged with misdemeanor criminal trespassing after his Nov. 4 arrest.
Police said a security guard told LaBeouf he needed to leave the Walgreens store because he appeared to be drunk, but LaBeouf refused to leave.
Police didn't administer a sobriety test because LaBeouf wasn't driving a vehicle.
LaBeouf co-stars with Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," due in theaters next year.
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