Free on Bail on Grand Theft Counts involving $2,500 Necklace; She Was Also Suspected of Taking $11,000 Mink and $35,000 Rolex
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Lindsay Lohan wearing $11,000 mink coat in Jan. 2008. The coat's owner, says CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker, claimed Lohan took it from a New York club. The coat was quietly returned. She wasn't charged with any crimes. (CBS)
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Lohan wearting the $2,500 neckace she's chaerged with stealing (CBS)
Last April, says CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker, Lohan was caught on-camera wearing a missing Rolex valued at $35,000. She was never charged with a crime associated with the watch. (CBS) (CBS) Lindsay Lohan is free on $40,000 bail after pleading not guilty to felony grand theft charges involving a one-of-a-kind necklace whose owner puts its value at $2,500.
And, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker, this isn't the first time the troubled actress has been accused of stealing a valuable item.
A crowd of cameras captured Lohan, 24, making a Hollywood entrance at a Santa Monica, Calif. courthouse Wednesday, facing a new judge and new criminal complaint that could land her behind bars for up to three years.
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Through her attorney, Lohan pleaded not guilty to stealing the necklace from an upscale jeweler. She was photographed wearing it. She says it's all a misunderstanding.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz warned her she's now facing a felony, and said he won't tolerate more bad behavior. "What I'm telling you," he said, "is that you need to follow the law just like everybody else. … You're no different than anyone else, so please, don't push your luck."
Lohan has been accused of stealing before, Whitaker points out. In January 2008, she was spotted in an $11,000 mink coat. The coat's owner claimed Lohan took it from a New York club. Like the necklace in this case, the coat was quietly returned.
Last April, Whitaker notes, Lohan was caught on-camera wearing a missing Rolex valued at $35,000.
Lohan wasn't charged with a crime in either case.
She's now violated her probation stemming from a pair of drunk driving arrests in 2007, and Schwartz told Lohan if she breaks the law again, he'll lock her up without bail.
And, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker, this isn't the first time the troubled actress has been accused of stealing a valuable item.
A crowd of cameras captured Lohan, 24, making a Hollywood entrance at a Santa Monica, Calif. courthouse Wednesday, facing a new judge and new criminal complaint that could land her behind bars for up to three years.
PICTURES: Lohan Charged with Felony Theft
PICTURES: Celebrity Mug Shots
PICTURES: Lindsay Lohan
Through her attorney, Lohan pleaded not guilty to stealing the necklace from an upscale jeweler. She was photographed wearing it. She says it's all a misunderstanding.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz warned her she's now facing a felony, and said he won't tolerate more bad behavior. "What I'm telling you," he said, "is that you need to follow the law just like everybody else. … You're no different than anyone else, so please, don't push your luck."
Lohan has been accused of stealing before, Whitaker points out. In January 2008, she was spotted in an $11,000 mink coat. The coat's owner claimed Lohan took it from a New York club. Like the necklace in this case, the coat was quietly returned.
Last April, Whitaker notes, Lohan was caught on-camera wearing a missing Rolex valued at $35,000.
Lohan wasn't charged with a crime in either case.
She's now violated her probation stemming from a pair of drunk driving arrests in 2007, and Schwartz told Lohan if she breaks the law again, he'll lock her up without bail.
