A Hamilton County sheriff's dispatcher said Penn and Von Wittkamp were released Thursday after posting $25,000 bond apiece.Īuthorities said the trooper detected "drug activity" in the 1992 Volvo and searched the car. Hopper Penn was arrested Wednesday afternoon with Von Wittkamp, his 26-year-old girlfriend, after a Nebraska State Patrol trooper stopped them on westbound Interstate 80 for allegedly failing to signal. "I was like, 'I'll take the bed.'"Ī representative for the agency that represents Hopper Penn did not have any immediate comment. "I went to rehab because I woke up in (the) hospital and my dad said, 'Rehab? Or bus bench?'" he said in the Evening Standard interview. Penn has since admitted to using a variety of drugs, including methamphetamine, but said he sought treatment. His spiral apparently began a month after he moved to Los Angeles, when he was badly injured in a skateboarding accident and had to undergo surgery for bleeding on the brain. Hopper Penn told the Evening Standard last year that he fell in with a "bad crowd" during his parents' divorce, which was finalized in 2010. Von Wittkamp is less well-known, but played a role in the 2015 film short, "Endings, Inc." But he has shied from the label "actor," noting his regular job at a Los Angeles pizza restaurant. He acted in the film "War Machine" with Brad Pitt, and models eyewear for Fendi, an Italian luxury fashion house. Hopper Penn has gained some fame of his own. His sister, Dylan Frances, is a model and actress. He's also the nephew of singer-songwriter Michael Penn and the late actor Chris Penn. He and his mother moved back to Los Angeles around the time Wright filed for divorce in 2009. Named after Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicolson, Hopper Jack Penn was born in Los Angeles but was largely raised in Ross, a small, exclusive town outside of San Francisco. Penn, 24, is the son of Sean Penn, the Academy Award-winning actor, filmmaker and political activist best known for his roles in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," ''Mystic River" and "Milk." His mother is Robin Wright, an actress and director known for her work in the Netflix drama "House of Cards" and movies including "Wonder Woman" and "The Princess Bride."
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