Lindsay Lohan won't be charged in rehab scuffle
(CBS/AP) Lindsay Lohan has one less court case to worry about.
Prosecutors announced Tuesday that they would not pursue any charges against the actress following an alleged altercation with a Betty Ford staffer on December 12.
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Riverside County District Attorney's spokesman John Hall said prosecutors determined there was insufficient evidence to pursue a misdemeanor battery case against the actress.
The 24-year-old was accused of battery at the Palm Desert rehab center following an argument over whether Lohan should take an alcohol test, according to the Los Angeles Times. She reportedly threw a phone at staffer Dawn Holland, and snatched another phone out of her hand.
Holland was later fired for for violating patient confidentiality rules after talking about the incident with TMZ.
Lohan was nearing the end of her three-month court-ordered treatment at the center after violating her probation on a 2007 drunken driving case.
Prosecutors had sought further investigation from police agencies that responded to the call, but ultimately found there was not enough evidence to file charges.
The "Mean Girls" star faces a far more serious case in Los Angeles, where she is accused of felony grand theft after a jewelry store claimed she took a $2,500 necklace without permission.
Lohan has pleaded not guilty and her attorney has said she is innocent. The actress last week rejected a plea deal that included guaranteed jail time and is due in court on April 22 for a preliminary hearing during which prosecutors will lay out some of their evidence against the starlet.
If she is ordered to stand trial, a judge could send Lohan to jail for violating her probation.
Lohan's recent string of legal troubles began in May, when she missed a court appearance and was later sent to jail for 14 days for violating her probation. Another judge sent her to jail briefly and she was sentenced to rehab twice as well. The jewelry store reported the necklace missing within three weeks of Lohan's release from the Betty Ford Center.
