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Lindsay Lohan Gets Jail in DUI Cases
THURSDAY AUGUST 23, 2007 02:00 PM EDT
THURSDAY AUGUST 23, 2007 05:25 PM EDT UPDATED
By Ken Lee
Lohan? will serve one day in jail in her drunken-driving cases under the terms of a plea deal reached Thursday.
Through her attorney, she pleaded guilty to some of the misdemeanor charges against her. Lohan did not attend the hearing in Beverly Hills.
Earlier in the day, she dodged felony charges, with prosecutors filing misdemeanor counts after tests found she possessed insufficient amounts of cocaine, authorities announced.
The actress was charged with seven counts, including two counts each of driving under the influence, driving with blood alcohol of over .08 percent, being under the influence of cocaine, as well as reckless driving, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says.
By avoiding felony charges, Lohan faced a maximum penalty of days – rather than years – behind bars.
The charges stem from two separate DUI incidents, one in May in Beverly Hills and one in July in Santa Monica.
In both incidents, police found Lohan in possession of cocaine. But in each case, the amounts tested were below the .05 grams required by office policy for felony filing.
A conference before a Beverly Hills judge is set for Thursday afternoon, in which Lohan may enter a plea a day before her arraignment which was originally set for Friday.
The 21-year-old actress is currently in rehab at the Cirque Lodge program in Utah.
Lohan was arrested on July 24 after allegedly hijacking an SUV with two men inside, and recklessly chasing another SUV – driven by the mother of her personal assistant – through the streets of Santa Monica, Calif.
She was booked for DUI, possession of cocaine, transporting a narcotic into a custody facility, and driving on a suspended license. Officers found a container on Lohan that tested at .02 grams of cocaine, according to the DA.
Lohan was previously arrested for DUI after crashing her Mercedes-Benz in Beverly Hills just two months prior. Tests showed that the substance found in her purse was .04 grams of cocaine powder.
On Aug. 14, Tracie Rice, a passenger in the car Lohan was allegedly chasing, filed a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount against the actress.
Rice "thought she was going to die that night," her attorney Paul Hoffman told PEOPLE, "and Ms. Lohan needs to be held accountable."
Lindsay Lohan Gets Jail in DUI Cases
THURSDAY AUGUST 23, 2007 02:00 PM EDT
THURSDAY AUGUST 23, 2007 05:25 PM EDT UPDATED
By Ken Lee
Lohan? will serve one day in jail in her drunken-driving cases under the terms of a plea deal reached Thursday.
Through her attorney, she pleaded guilty to some of the misdemeanor charges against her. Lohan did not attend the hearing in Beverly Hills.
Earlier in the day, she dodged felony charges, with prosecutors filing misdemeanor counts after tests found she possessed insufficient amounts of cocaine, authorities announced.
The actress was charged with seven counts, including two counts each of driving under the influence, driving with blood alcohol of over .08 percent, being under the influence of cocaine, as well as reckless driving, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says.
By avoiding felony charges, Lohan faced a maximum penalty of days – rather than years – behind bars.
The charges stem from two separate DUI incidents, one in May in Beverly Hills and one in July in Santa Monica.
In both incidents, police found Lohan in possession of cocaine. But in each case, the amounts tested were below the .05 grams required by office policy for felony filing.
A conference before a Beverly Hills judge is set for Thursday afternoon, in which Lohan may enter a plea a day before her arraignment which was originally set for Friday.
The 21-year-old actress is currently in rehab at the Cirque Lodge program in Utah.
Lohan was arrested on July 24 after allegedly hijacking an SUV with two men inside, and recklessly chasing another SUV – driven by the mother of her personal assistant – through the streets of Santa Monica, Calif.
She was booked for DUI, possession of cocaine, transporting a narcotic into a custody facility, and driving on a suspended license. Officers found a container on Lohan that tested at .02 grams of cocaine, according to the DA.
Lohan was previously arrested for DUI after crashing her Mercedes-Benz in Beverly Hills just two months prior. Tests showed that the substance found in her purse was .04 grams of cocaine powder.
On Aug. 14, Tracie Rice, a passenger in the car Lohan was allegedly chasing, filed a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount against the actress.
Rice "thought she was going to die that night," her attorney Paul Hoffman told PEOPLE, "and Ms. Lohan needs to be held accountable."