Kanye West May Not Face Felony Charges After All

Further developments are emerging from Kanye's arrest yesterday for felony vandalism for breaking a paparazzi's camera at L.A.X. in Los Angeles yesterday morning. It seems that Kanye might not have to face felony charges because the piece of equipment he broke, the lighting unit, is only valued at $100. However, his road manager Don Crowley may not be so lucky because he's actually responsible for breaking both cameras, one valued at $1,500 and the other $7,000.

Here's the statement from TMZ:

"Law enforcement sources told TMZ, at the time of the arrest, Kanye could be charged with felony vandalism. But here's what we know. The still camera that was broken is a Canon 40D -- retail price $1429.96. In California, someone who criminally damages property worth more than $400 can be prosecuted for felony vandalism.

But here's the rub: look closely at the video. Kanye and the bodyguard wrestle the camera away from the photog, but the bodyguard ends up with the camera ... Kanye is holding the light unit. We did some checking and found the light unit is only worth around $100, so here's the irony -- the bodyguard could be processed for a felony, but not Kanye.

BTW -- It was the bodyguard, not Kanye that broke our cam (retail value: $7000).

If Kanye is prosecuted at all, it's likely it would be for a misdemeanor. But prosecuting a celebrity where the victim is a paparazzo -- good luck, Mr. City Attorney.'"