'Sopranos' Actor Hits Low Note

A grand jury has indicted Robert Iler of "The Sopranos" on charges he and two teen-agers robbed two other teen-age boys of $40 on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

An indictment announced Friday by Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau accuses the teens with second-degree robbery. If convicted, they face up to 15 years in prison.

Iler, 16, also was faces a possible $100 fine for marijuana possession.

Iler — who plays Anthony "A.J." Soprano, the pot-smoking, mischievous son of Tony Soprano on the HBO mob drama — was arrested last month with Michael Cournede, 19, and Alban Selimaj, 16. Prosecutors allege Cournede was armed with a box cutter.

All three defendants pleaded innocent; Iler is free on $2,500 bail.

Iler's spokesman, Dan Klores, issued this statement: "This is an expected part of the legal process. We are convinced that Robert will be completely exonerated once the facts of this case come out."

No arraignment date was set.

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