Instagram influencer charged on July 4 Naqueteo in PCH ordered to use an ankle monitor

The Summer Wheaton lifestyle influencer has built a brand on Instagram around the recommendations of beauty products and positive affirmations based on faith.

On Monday, an official of the Superior Court ordered him to put an unattractive new accessory: an alcohol ankle monitor bracelet. The order was made in relation to the deadly car accident Wheaton supposedly caused when she He crashed with another driver at Pacific Coast Highway on July 4.

Wheaton, 33, who appeared in the court with gray pants and a gray upper part, did not speak during his appearance in the court, but his lawyer, Elon Berk, declared himself innocent to the charges of rude vehicle homicide and caused large bodily damage in drunk.

The Commissioner of the Court Sarah Ellenberg ordered Wheaton to be recorded for an ankle bracelet device SCRAM (safe remote alcohol monitor) within the next two days. Wheaton was also ordered to appear before the court at the end of April for a preliminary hearing. She is released on bail after publishing a bail of $ 230,000.

The charges come from a match of July 4 in Nubu Malibu last year. Wheaton left the party in Malibu and drove 81 MPH when he crashed with a vehicle driven by the shared travel driver Martin Okeke.

The party’s guest list included Wiz Khalifa, Tom Sandoval, Mike Tyson, Lonzo Ball and other celebrities. Wheaton was among the multitudes of people in the “red, white and loot” part, according to prosecutors and a demand for unfair death presented by Okeke’s family.

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Just before arriving at the party, Wheaton published a photo of herself and a guest at her Mercedes-Benz 2019.

While arriving with a guest, Wheaton left alone with a blood alcohol count of 0.10, according to judicial records.

Okeke was traveling with a teenage passenger in his vehicle when Wheaton crossed the central divisor and crashed into his vehicle. Okeke died in the accident; His passenger survived.

A civil demand filed For the names of Okeke as defendants Wheaton, Nobu Malibu, Hood Group LLC and DBDJ LLC, the groups that organized the event. Okeke’s family states that Wheaton was hired to attend the party in PCH and expected to “consume intoxicants.”

A Nobu lawyer denied in December that Wheaton was hired or hired by the restaurant.

Less than a week before the party, the officials of the city of Malibu rescinded permission for the event, citing concerns about traffic and safety. Despite the terminated run, the July 4 party continued.

Nobu’s lawyers previously told The Times that the city’s decision to terminate the permit was unfounded and that the restaurant complied with the initial conditions of the city for permission, including an agreement that guests would be transferred to the event and that there would be no parking in the place.

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Wheaton, however, went to the party, according to the demand.

While the accident took place in the summer of 2024, the department of the Sheriff of the Los Angeles County did not present the case to the Office of the District Prosecutor until October. Prosecutors requested additional information from Sheriff researchers and the case was presented on February 10.

Wheaton reduced his publications to social networks after the accident, but seven days after they accused her, she published a video where she discussed her faith without directly mentioning the fatal accident.

“You may not believe this, but your miracle is right on the other side of your lowest moment,” he said in a video posted on Instagram on February 17. “I know it’s crazy to say it, but I’ve experienced it.”

Los Angeles Times reporter, Clara Harter, contributed to this report.

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