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Emmy-winning producer found guilty of trying to kill roommate over Oscars joke
An Emmy-winning producer was convicted Thursday of trying to kill a roommate who laughed at him when he said he wanted to win Oscars, authorities said.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Gregory Dohi found Andre Bautista, known as Andre Bauth, guilty of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon in the Sept. 8, 2015, stabbing, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
The 38-year-old Colombian actor and producer is scheduled to be sentenced March 22 in a Van Nuys courtroom. He faces 13 years in state prison.
Authorities said laughter triggered the violent attack at the Studio City home where Bautista rented out rooms to the victim and others.
According to prosecutors, Bautista told his roommate that he would win five Oscars someday.
The roommate laughed after Bautista’s bold declaration.
That’s when, Los Angeles police said, Bautista grabbed a kitchen knife from inside the home in the 3100 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and stabbed his roommate in the chest.
Bautista fled after the attack.
The roommate, who identified himself as Clayton Haymes to KCBS-TV, said, “when he said ‘five Oscars,’ we all kind of laughed a little bit, and he got really upset.”...
...During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence indicating Bautista had written and starred in an independent movie with a plot twist similar to the charges he was facing.
The film portrayed a landlord who killed his tenants, prosecutors said...
When method acting goes too far.
An Emmy-winning producer was convicted Thursday of trying to kill a roommate who laughed at him when he said he wanted to win Oscars, authorities said.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Gregory Dohi found Andre Bautista, known as Andre Bauth, guilty of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon in the Sept. 8, 2015, stabbing, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
The 38-year-old Colombian actor and producer is scheduled to be sentenced March 22 in a Van Nuys courtroom. He faces 13 years in state prison.
Authorities said laughter triggered the violent attack at the Studio City home where Bautista rented out rooms to the victim and others.
According to prosecutors, Bautista told his roommate that he would win five Oscars someday.
The roommate laughed after Bautista’s bold declaration.
That’s when, Los Angeles police said, Bautista grabbed a kitchen knife from inside the home in the 3100 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and stabbed his roommate in the chest.
Bautista fled after the attack.
The roommate, who identified himself as Clayton Haymes to KCBS-TV, said, “when he said ‘five Oscars,’ we all kind of laughed a little bit, and he got really upset.”...
...During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence indicating Bautista had written and starred in an independent movie with a plot twist similar to the charges he was facing.
The film portrayed a landlord who killed his tenants, prosecutors said...
When method acting goes too far.
