LOS ANGELES — A lawyer entered a no-contest plea Wednesday for Lindsay Lohan in the theft of a necklace, setting the stage for a summer of confinement, counseling and community service for the actress.
Defense attorney Shawn Holley made the plea for Lohan, 24, who did not appear in court in the misdemeanor case involving a $2,500 necklace taken from an upscale shop in the Venice area of Los Angeles.
Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner ordered Lohan to serve a 120-day jail sentence and remain on probation in a 2007 drunken-driving case while she completes a total of 480 hours of community service and undergoes psychological counseling.
The “Mean Girls” star was expected to serve only a fraction of the jail time due to jail overcrowding. She might be eligible for house arrest, but that decision won’t be made until Lohan reports for jail on or before June 17.
Lohan said in a statement later in the day that she has already started her 300 hours of community service at a shelter for women.
In addition to her work at the women’s shelter, she will do 120 hours of community service at the coroner’s office, with the remainder to be decided.
