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Amanda Bynes Charged with DUI, Wants Officer Fired

By Champ Clark and Dahvi Shira

UPDATED 06/06/2012 at 12:40 PM EDT • Originally published 06/05/2012 at 08:15 PM EDT

Amanda Bynes was charged on Tuesday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – then took her case directly to the White House.

"I don't drink," the actress, 26, said in a Tweet to the Barack Obama presidential campaign. "Please fire the cop who arrested me."

The misdemeanor charge filed Tuesday relates to her April 6 arrest, when Bynes was pulled over at 3 a.m. in West Hollywood after allegedly sideswiping a police car in her BMW when she tried to make a right turn.

The criminal complaint also alleges that Bynes refused to complete a Breathalyzer or drug test.



On Wednesday, Bynes's attorney entered a not guilty plea on her behalf. The actress was not required to appear in court.

PHOTO: Amanda Bynes 'Was Not Drunk' On Night of Arrest, Says Her Dad

If convicted she faces a maximum penalty as a first-time offender of 48 hours in jail, three years probation and a nine-month alcohol program. She could also lose her driver's license for a year.

This was the beginning and most serious of several other recent driving mishaps for the starlet.

About a week after her arrest, she backed over a curb while texting, right before going to a West Hollywood nightclub, and a week later was spotted holding up traffic while making a slow three-point U-turn.