Actress Lindsay Lohan may plead no contest in ‘stolen’ necklace case

ACTRESS Lindsay Lohan wants to enter a no-contest plea to end a criminal case filed over a £1,500 necklace reported stolen, said a source close to her.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st May 2011, 23:13 BST

The source, who is familiar with Lohan’s criminal case but was not authorised to comment publicly, said the troubled actress wanted to put the case behind her so she can focus on her career.

No court date has been set for Lohan to enter the plea. She is due to return to a Los Angeles court for a pre-trial hearing on May 11, but is hoping to resolve the case before then, the source said.

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By pleading no contest, Lohan would not be admitting guilt and it was not immediately clear if she would face any extra penalties.

The Mean Girls actress has already been sentenced to four months in jail for a probation violation related to the theft case. Lohan was on probation for a 2007 drink-driving case. She is free on bail.

In February prosecutors charged Lohan with felony grand theft over allegations that she took the necklace from Kamofie & Co, a jewellery store near her home in Venice, Los Angeles’. The charge was reduced last week by Los Angeles Superior Court judge Stephanie Sautner.

The authorities said the theft occurred about three weeks after Lohan, 24, was released from court-ordered rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Centre.