Spy Kids 3 star Robert Vito has secured a legal victory and will face no charges in connection with his arrest last month.
Vito was taken into custody on domestic violence charges after an alleged altercation with his then-girlfriend Lindsey Jennings, whom he has since split from.
Later in November, the Los Angeles County District Attorney presented his case to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.
This development meant he would not face any misdemeanor charges, as the City Attorney’s Office only prosecutes misdemeanors and certain misdemeanors.
It has now emerged that Vito, 37, will not be charged at all but will have to attend a hearing on alternative methods of conflict resolution.
He will meet with the city attorney to discuss ways to prevent similar situations in the future, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said TMZ.
Spy Kids 3 star Robert Vito has secured a legal victory and will not face charges in connection with his arrest last month
If he can avoid legal trouble for a year, Vito will never be charged again in connection with his November arrest.
His attorney Bob M. Farahan said he and his client believe the arrest should never have happened, but acknowledged that police had only heard Jennings’ version of events and thus were operating on limited information.
Days before Thanksgiving, it emerged that Vito had avoided being hit with a crime after the Los Angeles County District Attorney presented his case to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.
The LA County District Attorney’s Office reportedly determined that Vito’s case was not serious enough to merit any charges.
Prosecutors had been investigating Vito’s case since he was arrested last month.
Just six days after the arrest, a Los Angeles judge issued Jennings a restraining order against Vito, with whom she shares a three-year-old son, Bode Vito Armando Diaz.
The Spy Kids 3: Game Over actor was released on the morning of November 9 after posting $50,000 bail and spending a night in jail, according to TMZ.
Robert and the INdustry INsiders staffer share a son, who they were both pictured with on Halloween, but she also has three older children.
Spy Kids 3 star Robert Vito, 37, will not be charged in a recent alleged domestic violence incident after the LA County District Attorney’s Office transferred the case to the LA City Attorney’s Office, according to TMZ; pictured with now ex Lindsey Jennings
Vito (R) is best known for his appearance in Spy Kids 3: Game Over. The 2003 Robert Rodriguez film grossed $197 million at the worldwide box office despite dismal reviews
LAPD officers arrived at the former couple’s LA home on the night of November 8 and “saw visible marks” on Lindsey, who claimed that Vito (last name Diaz) “had pushed her against a piece of furniture” after she had been “all day” had been drinking’.
Jennings claimed the iPOP LA kids’ acting coach began “choking” and “wrestling” her after she “threw their son onto the couch” and “knocked him down,” but police confirmed the toddler appeared “fine” .
Robert was nominated for a 2004 Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble in a Feature Film for his performance as rude gamer Rez in Spy Kids 3: Game Over.
Robert Rodriguez’s 2003 family action three-quel – starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino and Sylvester Stallone – grossed $197 million at the worldwide box office, despite its reception dismal reviews.
In 2005, Vito portrayed Kate Mara’s on-screen brother David Owens in Mary Lambert’s direct-to-video horror three-quel, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary.
A Los Angeles judge granted Lindsey Jennings (R, pictured July 19) a temporary restraining order against her baby daddy – Spy Kids 3: Game Over alumnus Robert Vito (L) – six days after his arrest for misdemeanor domestic violence
Robert and the INdustry INsiders staffer share one child — three-year-old son Bode Vito Armando Diaz — who they were both pictured with on Halloween, but she has three older children
LAPD officers arrived at the former couple’s LA home on November 8 and “saw visible marks” on Lindsey, who claimed Vito “pushed her against furniture” after she had been “drinking all day” (photo July 22)
Jennings claimed the iPOP LA kids’ acting coach started “choking” and “wrestling” her after she “threw their son onto the couch” and “knocked him down,” but police confirmed the toddler was “fine” looked (photo July 12)
Robert was nominated for a 2004 Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble in a Feature Film for his performance as rude gamer Rez in Spy Kids 3: Game Over (pictured)
The Tampa-born actor has also guest-starred on episodes of Chicago Hope, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Bernie Mac Show, Port Charles and American Dreams.
His career as a film actor seems to have dried up in recent years, as his last credited appearance took place IMDb is from the 2011 film Robotropolis.
Attempts to contact the actor were unsuccessful.
So far, it appears he has not publicly commented on his arrest or subsequent legal developments.