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LITTLE ROCK — Court records show Sons of Anarchy actor Johnny Lewis was released from jail a week before being found dead in his driveway. Los Angeles police said Thursday that the 28-year-old Lewis is the only suspect in the death of 81-yearold Catherine Davis, his landlord who was discovered slain inside the hillside home in Los Feliz. Authorities said they are investigating Davis’ death and that it appears she was beaten. They said theactor died Wednesday after climbing atop the home and either jumping or falling to the ground. Lewis played Kip “Half-Sack” Epps in the FX show. Lewis pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon and attempted burglary in separate cases this year, according to records. He enrolled in a drug, alcohol and psychiatric treatment program during the summer, records show. Lewis was released from county jail Sept. 21. As a condition of his probation in both cases, he was ordered not to use narcotics. Lewis’ attorney, Jonathan Mandel, said Thursday that he was “surprised” and “baffled” by the deaths. Before Lewis was discovered Wednesday morning, neighbors reported hearing a woman screaming in the home, said Los Angeles Police Cmdr. Andrew Smith. Neighbors also told authorities that a man had jumped a fence, assaulted a painter and homeowner next door and jumped back. Lewis had a career spanning more than a decade, mainly in small roles. He played Ricky in the 2007 movie AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem and was Dennis “Chili” Childress for two seasons on TV’s The O.C. His role in Sons of Anarchy came in 2008 and 2009.

Rock music veteran Patti Smith will be honored by Bryn Mawr College for her artistic accomplishments and pioneering spirit. The women’s liberal arts school near Philadelphia announced that Smith will receive the 2013 Katharine Hepburn Medal. The college on Wednesday called Smith “a trailblazer in the male-dominated world of rock ’n’ roll.” She also wrote a critically acclaimed memoir in 2010. Bryn Mawrwill award the Hepburn Medal to Smith at a Feb. 7 campus event. The medal is given to women who embody “the intelligence, drive and independence” of the Oscar-winning college alumna for whom it is named. Hepburn graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1928. Previous winners include actresses Lauren Bacall and Blythe Danner.