Los Angeles, Oct 29: Rocker Courtney Love surrendered to Beverly Hills police on Tuesday to face drug possession charges stemming from her arrest earlier this month after breaking windows at a boyfriend's house. Love, 39-year-old singer for rock band Hole and widow of Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain, was charged with possession of the prescription painkillers hydrocodone and oxycodone.

Prosecutors said Love, who also lost custody of her 11-year-old daughter Frances Bean Cobain following her arrest, was expected to appear in court for an arraignment on the charges later on Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for Love could not immediately be reached for comment.

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It was not immediately clear if she would face jail time if convicted and Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, said the singer could be eligible for a drug diversion program that would spare her going behind bars.
Love was taken into custody by Los Angeles police on Oct. 3 after she was caught breaking windows while standing outside a boyfriend's home in the middle of the night.
Hours later, after she was freed on $2,500 bail, she was found by police in Beverly Hills in a condition that warranted her being rushed to a local hospital for treatment of an unexplained "medical emergency."

Love, who is also an actress, won a Golden Globe award for her role in the 1996 film "The People vs. Larry Flynt."
Bureau Report