"I don't drink," the actress Tweets in an appeal for justice to President Obama

Amanda Bynes was charged on Tuesday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – then took her case directly to the White House.

“I don’t drink,” the actress, 26, said in a Tweet to the Barack Obama presidential campaign. “Please fire the cop who arrested me.”

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The misdemeanor charge filed Tuesday relates to her April 6 arrest, when Bynes was pulled over at 3 a.m. in West Hollywood after allegedly sideswiping a police car in her BMW when she tried to make a right turn.

The criminal complaint also alleges that Bynes refused to complete a Breathalyzer or drug test.

On Wednesday, Bynes’s attorney entered a not guilty plea on her behalf. The actress was not required to appear in court.

If convicted she faces a maximum penalty as a first-time offender of 48 hours in jail, three years probation and a nine-month alcohol program. She could also lose her driver’s license for a year.

This was the beginning and most serious of several other recent driving mishaps for the starlet.