Lindsay Lohan released from NYC jail
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: She's "a victim of someone trying to capture their 15 minutes of fame," lawyer says
- Santa Monica prosecutor accuses Lohan of lying to police after wreck
- L.A. prosecutor may decide soon on whether to try to revoke probation
- Lohan is arrested at a Manhattan nightclub after an alleged fight early Thursday
Lohan's latest legal troubles could send her back to jail because she is on probation for a necklace theft conviction.
Lohan's convoluted path
through the criminal courts system and her struggle with drugs and
alcohol has taken her to court 19 times and to five rehab facilities for
a total of 250 days since January 2007.
Lohan, 26, was arrested
at a Manhattan nightclub after an alleged fight about 4 a.m. Thursday,
the New York Police Department said.
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Lohan may have hit another woman at the Avenue Lounge, police said. Authorities declined to say whether she faced charges.
"Once again, Lindsay
Lohan is a victim of someone trying to capture their 15 minutes of
fame," Lohan's New York lawyer, Mark Heller, told CNN. "From my initial
investigation, I am completely confident that this case will be
concluded favorably and that Lindsay will be totally exonerated."
Across the country in
Santa Monica, California, the city attorney filed four charges against
Lohan Thursday morning in connection with a car crash last summer.
She is accused of giving
false information to a police officer, obstructing or resisting a police
officer in performance of his duty and reckless driving, according to
the city attorney's office.
While these charges are
all misdemeanors and would not alone normally result in jail time, the
Los Angeles city attorney, who successfully prosecuted the actress for
stealing a necklace in 2011, could ask a judge to revoke her probation.
A decision by the Los Angeles city attorney could come as soon as Friday, spokesman Frank Mateljan said.
While it would likely be
several days before the prosecutor gets confirmation of Lohan's New
York arrest, the Santa Monica charges filed Thursday should reach the
Los Angeles city attorney's office sooner.
The timing of a decision
on seeking a revocation of Lohan's probation for the shoplifting
conviction depends on the workload in the prosecutor's office, Mateljan
said.
The Santa Monica charges
stem from a car crash last June while Lohan was on her way to the set
for the filming of "Liz & Dick," the Lifetime movie that aired this
week.
She is accused of
telling police her assistant was driving the Porsche, while witnesses
told investigators they saw Lohan behind the wheel.
"During the subsequent
investigation, information was developed that Lohan was the driver of
the Porsche when the accident occurred," the Santa Monica prosecutor
said in a statement.
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