Alleged murder attempt sparked by porn actor's jealousy: LAPD

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A man is accused of trying to smash an adult film star's motorcycle and bludgeoning the victim with a golf club, Los Angeles police said.

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James Gosselin, 26, allegedly tried to run over the porn star — identified in an LAPD search affidavit as “Hamilton” — while Hamilton was riding his motorcycle on April 2, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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The warrant's probable cause statement said Gosselin was jealous because Hamilton had made an adult film with his ex-girlfriend. The ex asked to be identified by a stage name, “Ivy,” citing concerns for her safety.

The defendant was convicted of attempted murder on April 4, according to jail records, and released the next day on $1 million bail.

He was also charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and faces an additional charge of unlawful possession of a loaded weapon in public, according to Sheriff's Department arrest records from Los Angeles.

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Gosellin pleaded not guilty to all charges on May 3. He is scheduled to appear in court June 6 for a preliminary hearing.

His lawyer did not respond to a request for comment from Times.

During the alleged attack on April 2, Hamilton was riding his motorcycle when another vehicle struck his rear wheel twice, causing him to lose his balance, according to the search warrant affidavit.

Hamilton told LAPD investigators that he looked back to see Gosselin unsuccessfully trying to put on a ski mask before getting out of his vehicle, brandishing a golf club.

Gosselin allegedly swung and missed several times, but managed to hit Hamilton once in the lower back — hard enough to later cause bruising, according to the warrant document.

Hamilton tackled Gosselin and broke his orbital bone with a punch to the face, police said. Officers arrived and arrested Gosselin without incident.

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Gosselin admitted to possessing a ski mask, a golf club and an untraceable ghost gun that officers found in his car, cops said.

He was taken to the hospital and later released for an unspecified “medical reason,” police said in warrant documents.

Hamilton told Det. Gerardo Rivera that he began receiving text messages on April 3 from friends warning him that Gosselin was out of the hospital and that they were looking for him.

Gosselin's “attitude and reputation for carrying a gun” made Hamilton fear for his safety, he told Rivera.

A mutual friend of the men told cops that Gosselin was upset about his breakup with Ivy and Ivy's relationship with Hamilton.

The mutual friend also said Gosselin told him he planned to borrow a truck, wait for Hamilton on the street, murder him and put her body in the truck to dispose of, the mutual friend said. warrant affidavit.

Gosselin was not mentally well and was “ready to shoot the officers when he was arrested,” the friend told Rivera.

Gosselin and Ivy's relationship ended in February, the search warrant states.

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