Friday February 26, 2010 3:48 pm
American Idol’s Chikezie Eze Arrested for Identity Theft
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Television, Legal Issues,
UPDATE: Chikezie has been charged with attempted grand theft and misdemeanor identity theft.
Chikezie Eze isn’t smelling so good after being arrested last night in Beverly Hills.
The 10th place finisher from American Idol 7 was attempting to purchase bottles of cologne at Neiman Marcus when his credit card was flagged. Although Eze claims he doesn’t know why the previously unused card warranted a police response, something reportedly “untrue” on the application lead to him being booked for felony identity theft.
Chikezie - who has since been released on $50,000 bail - feels certain that the matter will get cleared up. “I haven’t done anything wrong myself and I’m pretty confident nothing is going to happen,” he told TMZ.
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