POLICE CHIEF'S DAUGHTER FAILS TO SHOW IN COURT

A Las Vegas justice of the peace issued an ultimatum Tuesday when the
daughter of Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks failed to appear on drug
charges.

Michelle Lynette Parks, 37, was scheduled to appear before Justice of the
Peace Nancy Oesterle to enter pleas on cocaine sales and trafficking
charges. She has been free on her own recognizance.

Oesterle set a new hearing for Oct. 13 and said she would issue a bench
warrant for Parks if she did not show up.

Her attorney, Robert Lanyford, said it is typical for the attorney to make
initial appearances, such as he did Tuesday. He would not say why Parks did
not make Tuesday's appearance.

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Checked-by: Mike Gogulski