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Wednesday March 18, 2009

Kanye West has been charged with three criminal misdemeanors – vandalism, battery, and grand theft.

The charges stem from the rapper’s videotaped destruction of a paparazzo’s camera at LAX in September last year.

West’s road manager, Don Crawley, 33, has been charged with the same counts, but two of each.

If convicted of all charges, West could face up to two years and six months in jail and Crawley could face up to five years in jail, according to a statement from the L.A. City Attorney’s office.

Both men are scheduled to be arraigned on April 14.

The incident occurred on September 11 2008 – just days after the Stronger hitmaker performed at the MTV Video Music Awards.