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District Attorney in Los Angeles to Charge Lohan With Felony Shoplifting

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Matthew J. Ruff

Los Angeles District Attorney announced tuesday that they plan to charge actress Lohan with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store last month this is obviously the most serious criminal charge the actress has had to endure in more than three years of her encounters with the criminal justice system according to a Los Angeles Shoplifting Attorney.

Los Angeles District Attorneys office spokesperson Jane Robison said the charge will be filed Wednesday. Lohan, 24, is due in a Los Angeles Superior court for an arraignment on Wednesday afternoon. The Los Angeles police department related that Lohan was under investigation for stealing a necklace from a Venice store called Kamofie and Co. LAPD Detectives obtained a search warrant from a judge to try to recover the property from Lohan's home, but it was turned in to a police station before any search warrant was executed according to a prominenet Los Angeles Shoplifting Lawyer.

Los Angeles Police said they had no update on the case Tuesday and did not say whether the actress had made arrangements to turn herself in at court or at a police station. The DA said bail would be decided by a judge. A phone message to Lohan's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, was not immediately returned. The attorney has previously denied any criminal activity by Lohan. "We vehemently deny these allegations and, if charges are filed, we will fight them in court, not in the press," The lawyer said in a statement released over the weekend. The new case represents the most serious charges the famous actress has ever faced. Arrested two times 4 years ago, Lohan was charged with DUI according to a Los Angeles Drunk Driving Lawyer and drug possession, but both were misdemeanors. Lohan remains on probation for drunken driving. A judge had told her he would put the star in jail if she ran into trouble with the law again, time will tell whether he meas it!

Posted at 21:45 PM

Topic: Theft