Linday Lohan was handcuffed and led out of court yesterday, after Judge Stephanie Sautner finally got hardcore with her and revoked her probation.
Linday Lohan was immediately released on $100,000 bail, and she’s due back in court November 2nd. At that point, they’ll officially determine if she’d violated her probation and what new punishments she’ll face, if any. Obviously, jail time is a possibility. But if that happens, it could just be another situation where they check her in, then check her right back out because of prison overcrowding.
Ahead of yesterday’s hearing, the probation department gave Lindsay a glowing review which Judge Sautner basically said was “B@#!S#@t.” She was mostly concerned with Lindsay being booted from that women’s shelter for missing nine scheduled appointments. And she refused to accept Lindsay being reassigned to the Red Cross. She said, “No one has the power to change my sentence. Not the volunteer center and not probation. She is not getting credit for any time at the American Red Cross.”
Lindsay’s lawyer noted to the judge that the department’s review said Lindsay has, “reached a turning point in her accountability and maturity.” And the judge replied, “Failing to show up nine times is reaching a turning point in her maturity?” Lindsay was given a year to complete her community service. And even though she still has six months to go, Judge Sautner was not happy with her progress. She noted that Lindsay still has about 57 of her required 60 days left to do.
Here’s something that really got under the judge’s skin. The probation report stated that Lindsay didn’t like working at the women’s shelter because it wasn’t, “fulfilling” for her. Judge Sautner said, “Is that what a sentence is about? Is it supposed to fulfill the defendant, or is it supposed to be rehabilitative and/or punitive?” She’s also said she doubts that Lindsay has attended all her court-ordered weekly counseling sessions, because she’s spent so much time out of the country. Then she dropped one other bomb on Lindsay. Until her November 2nd hearing, Lindsay must work a minimum of two days a week at the L.A. County Morgue for a minimum of eight hours a day.
Lindsay’s original sentence was 360 hours at the shelter and 120 at the morgue, for a total of 480 hours. Lindsay will do janitorial work at the morgue, like emptying trash, vacuuming and cleaning toilets. She might see corpses, but a police spokesman says, “She will not be touching, handling or processing any dead people.”
Oh! And here’s one last jab from Judge Sautner to Lindsay’s attorney. “She is supposed to be an actress from what I hear. I don’t know how much acting work she’s done or is doing.” POW!
