California prosecutors decided that insufficient evidence exists to file charges against the actress in the alleged scuffle.
By Gil Kaufman
Lindsay Lohan
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There's been precious little good news for Lindsay Lohan lately. After ending her longest stint to date in rehab earlier this year, the troubled starlet has been attempting a career reboot that's been thrown off course by her upcoming trial on a charge of felony theft.
But the "Mean Girls" star finally got a break on Tuesday when prosecutors in Riverside County, California, announced that after weeks of investigation they had decided not to file a battery charge against the 24-year-old. According to Reuters, the District Attorney's office determined there was insufficient evidence to charge the actress with a crime in the incident, which stemmed from an alleged altercation Lohan had with a staff member at the Betty Ford Center in December during a rehab stay.
Because Lohan is still on probation from a 2007 drunk-driving and cocaine-possession conviction, a new criminal complaint could have violated her probation and sent her back to jail. Former Ford Center staffer Dawn Holland claimed at the time that Lohan had pushed her and grabbed a telephone from her hand during the incident. But after police were called to investigate, Holland later declined to cooperate with them and said she did not want to file charges.
In the meantime, Lohan is still facing the prospect of another stint behind bars thanks to her ongoing felony grand theft case. Lohan received that charge in February after allegedly taking a $2,500 necklace from a Venice, California jewelry store. She has pleaded not guilty in the matter and turned down a plea deal, paving the way for a preliminary hearing on April 22. If found guilty in that case, she could be sent to jail for six months or more.
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