HOBOKEN — According to Felicia Feliciano of the Hoboken Municipal Court’s office, a bench warrant has been issued for Artie Lange, a comedian and former Howard Stern regular, who failed to appear in court on Wednesday, June 7.
Lange was arrested in March in the parking garage at his Hoboken condo complex for alleged possession of cocaine, heroin, and drug paraphernalia. Police said he allegedly had drugs both in his car and on his person.
The comedian has written about drug use before and was hospitalized in 2010 after apparently attempting to commit suicide in his condo at the Shipyard complex in Hoboken.
According to Lt. Edgardo Cruz of the Hoboken Police Department, “We are not actively looking for him, but if any officers have an encounter with him, whether it is by running his license plate or name, they will see he has the “Failure to Appear” bench warrant. The warrant is issued by the court and not directly the Police Department.”
After the Hoboken Reporter (@Hudson_reporter) Tweeted the story, Lange replied, “Hoboken Police : I mean no trouble! Sorry! This is bad communication w a lawyer. My fault. I’m getting new lawyer now & making this Right!” He later added, “@Hudson_reporter, I’m not the enemy [of the] law. I’m a friend. I’ve never tried to avoid this. But it’s my fault as I said. I don’t want ppl stressed out. See u soon.”
Various fans and foes tweeted responses needling him or expressing support.
For more information on Lange’s recent arrest, see our prior coverage at www.hudsonreporter.com or in print editions of the Hoboken Reporter newspaper. We can be reached at editorial@hudsonreporter.com.
