Troubled Past: E! News obtained criminal records revealing that Johnny had a big history of run-ins with the law in recent months. On Feb. 10, he was arrested for allegedly battering a woman and was later charged with assault and battery. He was arrested again on Feb. 18 for attempting residential burglary and was ultimately sent to jail on April 12 for that arrest. On Aug. 8, he withdrew his not guilty plea and plead no contest to one count of felony assault and was ordered to serve one year in county jail. On Aug. 17, he plead no contest to felony attempted burglary. He was just released from jail on Sept. 21. Johnny's lawyer told E! News his client suffered from "psychosis" and that "clearly, it did impede his judgment."
Daughter Left Behind: Johnny's former alternative sentencing specialist told E! News the actor was in the midst of a custody battle over his young daughter. 186 Days producer Monty Fisher said the child was "a baby" when they shot the film in 2010.
Where We Are Now: As of Thursday afternoon, police had yet to confirm whether drugs or alcohol played a part in Wednesday's tragedy. L.A. County Assistant Coroner Ed Winter told E! News, however, that an autopsy is scheduled for later in the day Thursday. Those results should be ready in about two weeks. The LAPD and coroner announced Thursday late afternoon that Catherine Davis, the home owner Lewis is suspected of killing, died of "blunt-force trauma and manual strangulation."
(Originally published Sept. 27, 2012, at 3:36 p.m. PT)
—Reporting by Baker Machado, Claudia Rosenbaum, Melanie Bromley, Holly Passalaqua and Kristin Dos Santos
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