Dr. Conrad Murray is now likely to be convicted in the death of Michael Jackson, as Dea agents, LAPD and Las Vegas police descend on his Las Vegas home and office, armed with more search warrants.

A law enforcement official told FOXNews.com that the gated community of Jackson’s personal physician, and his office Global Cardiovascular Associates, were searched early Tuesday morning in the hopes of finding the evidence needed to formally charge him with manslaughter.

The day before, another law enforcement official told the news network that investigators in the case believed Murray was the one who had given Jackson the fatal dose of Propofol, just hours before his cardiac arrest on June 25. It is this dose the powerful sedative that is thought to have been the primary cause of death, which means that Murray, being the doctor who prescribed and administered it, would be liable for a manslaughter charge.

Murray’s lawyer, however, has said that the doctor “didn’t prescribe or administer anything that should have killed Michael Jackson.” When asked about the LAPD’s anonymous statements to the contrary, lawyer Edward Chernoff added: “We will not be commenting on rumours, innuendo or unnamed sources.”

However, while Chernoff remains adamant that his client isn’t any more of a suspect in the death of Michael Jackson than any of the doctors the late singer had in his service over the years, the lawyer did confirm that there had been multiple searches carried out by both police and agents alike at the doctor’s home and office.

“The search warrant authorized investigators to look for medical records relating to Michael Jackson and all of his reported aliases,” Chernoff’s statement read. “Dr. Murray was present during the search of his home and assisted the officers. Investigators left Dr. Murray’s home around 12 noon, seizing cell phones and a computer hard drive.”

Murray’s office in Houston was searched prior to his home in Las Vegas, with the search warrant stating that authorities on the scene were to look for “property or items constituting evidence of the offense of manslaughter that tend to show that Dr. Conrad Murray committed the said criminal offense.”

Both warrants were said to have been granted based on the preliminary toxicology reports, which at this stage have pinpointed Propofol as a contributing factor in Jackson’s death.

While the official toxicology findings are still days – maybe weeks – away, investigators are “working under the theory” that the sedative caused Jackson’s heart to stop, a source revealed. At this stage, law enforcement officials have been able to determine that the King of Pop had been using the powerful drug – hospital grade, and never intended for home use – for about two years. Since Dr. Murray only cam into Jackson’s service in May of this year, investigators are busily trying to find out how many other doctors illegally prescribed and administered the drug to the singer.

From the court documents, which label Dr. Conrad Murray as the prime suspect in the manslaughter investigation, Jackson “relied on Propofol like an alarm clock,” and would have the drug administered in an IV drip by a physician when he went to sleep. The IV drip would be stopped when it was time for the singer to wake up.

On the day of Jackson’s death, Dr. Murray was staying in singer’s Los Angeles mansion and “happened to find” an unconscious Jackson in his bedroom. Chernoff, Murray’s lawyer, said the doctor “tried to revive” the pop star by “compressing his chest” with one hand while supporting his back with the other.

His revival attempts were in vain, and Jackson died of a drug-assisted cardiac arrest on June 25.

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Kanye West has escaped a felony charge in his incident with the paparazzi at LAX, after Los Angeles prosecutors decided not to file charges in the vandalism case.

At this point in time, the prosecutors are “undecided” as to whether or not they will push forward with misdemeanor charges, but even if they do, West’s high-profile celebrity status should help pull him out of the shit.

West was arrested on September 11 for smashing a photographer’s still camera after the paparazzo attempted to take his picture at the airport. His attack was caught on camera by another paparazzo, and released to the internet shortly after the incident took place.

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Mischa Barton has managed to avoid prison time after she was sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation in a Beverly Hills court this morning in her DUI case.

The actress, who made a name for herself playing Marissa on axed teen drama The O.C., pleaded no contest to her drunk driving charge, in a plea deal that was reached with the prosecutors to keep the young celebrity out of jail.

As well as avoiding prison, Barton’s marijuana possession charge was dropped, and her charge of driving without a license was reduced to a mere infraction.

The former soap star wasn’t at her Thursday morning hearing, instead sending along her attorney, Anthony V. Salerno, to speak on her behalf. “The DA’s were very fair in handling this case,” Salerno said earlier today. “Mischa’s glad the case has been resolved.”

The 22-year-old has also been ordered to complete a three-month alcohol education program (much like Parisite’s little brother, Barron Hilton) and pay a fine of around US$2,000. Apparently this is said to be a standard sentencing for first-time DUI offenders.

Barton’s lawyer released a statement regarding the sentencing after the hearing had concluded. It reads: “Ms. Barton understands the seriousness of this situation and assumes full responsibility for her actions. She and I are grateful to the Court and the District Attorney’s Office for the prompt and respectful resolution of the case.”

Mischa was arrested for DUI back in December, after the star was spotted by L.A. police driving erratically between two lanes of traffic. A substance believed to have been marijuana was found on her person at the time of the arrest, but was later dismissed due to the small portion found.

Since her arrest on December 27, Barton has vowed to never do something so stupid again, telling Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show in January that she’d learnt from her mistakes.

“Obviously I’m 100 percent responsible for my actions in this case,” Barton said. “I’m really disappointed in myself. I don’t know what to say about it, except that I’m not perfect, and I just don’t ever intend to do something this stupid again.”

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