Britney’s ex-husband Jason Alexander is wanted by cops after failing to appear in court over ‘theft of his landlady’s $2,000 diamond bracelet’ in 2015
- The 40-year-old was jailed in June for sneaking into Britney Spears’ home
- The 2015 theft charge resurfaced and he was due to appear in court yesterday
- But Alexander did not show up and a new warrant for his arrest was released
Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander is wanted by police after failing to appear in court for allegedly stealing his landlady’s $2,000 diamond tennis bracelet in 2015.
The 40-year-old, who was married to the popstar for three days in 2004, was released from jail last month after serving time for sneaking into the singer’s Thousand Oaks home on the day of her wedding to Sam Ashgari, 28, in June.
When he was arrested by Ventura County officials, the warrant for the seven-year-old theft resurfaced.
Once his two-month sentence was completed, he was transported direct from the Ventura County Jail to Napa and told to appear at court on September 13.
He had been booked there for allegedly stealing his landlady’s diamond tennis bracelet and pawning it for $180 at Best Collateral in Vallejo, California in August 2015.
But a court clerk told TMZ that he did not arrive yesterday and now a new warrant for his arrest has been issued.
Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander is wanted by police after failing to appear in court
Alexander married Britney in a whirlwind Las Vegas ceremony in 2004 before their union was annulled 55 hours later
Alexander was arrested at Spears’ home in June, hours before she was due to tie the knot with Sam Asghari
In August, he appeared via video link at Napa County Superior Court, in California, and was charged with ‘grand theft and buying/ selling stolen property’.
A mugshot showed the 40-year-old looking shamefaced ahead of a court appearance scheduled.
An arrest affidavit obtained by DailyMail.com says he admitted the theft when confronted and his name appears in records held by the pawn shop.
According to the affidavit, he said he was unable to get the bracelet back and offered to replace it with a different one but the 55-year-old victim turned it down and reported him to police in February 2016.
By then, Alexander had left the area but police issued a warrant for his arrest on charges that included grand theft and buying or receiving stolen property, and they were able to return the bracelet to the victim.
Alexander had been serving time after he was convicted of trespassing and battery for attempting to crash Britney’s wedding, according to police documents obtained by Page Six.
Alexander was arrested at the Toxic hitmaker’s home in June, hours before she was due to tie the knot with Sam Asghari.
He was initially charged with felony stalking, refusing to leave private property, vandalism, and battery, which he pleaded not guilty to.
But he returned to court in Ventura County, California, where he pleaded no contest to trespassing and battery – a charge which related to him allegedly hitting a security guard – and was placed under a criminal protective order, meaning he is not allowed within 100 yards of Britney, or the member of her security team who was involved in the incident.
He was also credited with time served after spending 64 days in Ventura County Jail since his arrest.
Jason pictured in Los Angeles in 2006
During a previous hearing, security guard Richard N. Eubeler claimed Alexander – who married Britney in a whirlwind Las Vegas ceremony in 2004 before their union was annulled 55 hours later – had tried to get through the Gimme More singer’s locked bedroom door after making his way through the grounds of his home.
He testified: ‘He started reaching into his right pocket… I drew my weapon and held it to my chest.’
Eubeler added that Alexander went into the property’s games room and he followed him, shutting the door behind them.
He added: ‘He was just yelling for Britney. He said, ‘F*** it. I’m going back inside the way I came.”
He claimed Alexander broke the handle to a door Eubeler was holding shut with his foot.
Judge Worley said: ‘It’s been established that he appears to be a continuing threat given the efforts he went through to insert himself into this event.’
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