Four felony charges?? Ouch LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Winona Ryder, arrested just before Christmas for allegedly shoplifting at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, was charged Friday with felony counts of theft, burglary, vandalism and possession of a controlled substance. The Girl, Interrupted star, free on $20,000 bond, is scheduled to be arraigned in Beverly Hills on Feb. 8. Prosecutors recommended increasing bail to $30,000. Ryder, 30, was arrested Dec. 12 for stealing merchandise worth $4,760 and possessing painkillers without a prescription. Beverly Hills police said store security officers saw her remove security tags from the store items, place them in her bag and leave the store. Ryder's attorney, Mark Geragos, contended the actress was merely carrying items between store departments, not trying to steal them. He said she had receipts for other items she bought in the store, and a valid prescription for the painkillers. Ryder earned Oscar nominations for playing the heroines in period films, Little Women and The Age of Innocence. She also won acclaim for depicting a troubled young woman in Girl, Interrupted and starred in Heathers, Beetlejuice and Reality Bites. A star since her teens, Ryder grew up in hippie surroundings, living at times in San Francisco and on a California commune. Her family's friends included beat poet Allen Ginsberg, and her godfather was psychedelic drug advocate Timothy Leary. Ryder, who has dated actors Matt Damon and Johnny Depp, has maintained a grueling film schedule she has blamed for causing occasional mental breakdowns. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I seriously doubt she'll get prison time. And four felony charges? Someone hates her. Anyone off the street probably wouldn't get prison time, muchless a wanna be star.
I was just on jury duty and I was shocked at some of the penaltys. Armed car jacking or robbery - life car jacking or robbery - 30 years theft (possesion) - 3 years
that life sentence has to be for multiple previous offenses/felonies. There is no way you get life just for armed car jacking. If you can, that would be F'ed up. Not that I'm promoting being nice to carjackers, but come on.
If you have a good enough lawyer, you can get off... she'll get a fine, probation and be forced to do community service or a PSA. rH
Most of the charges are bogus. Grand Theft is about the only one that holds up. As for the pills, i had a buddy's father who was busted 3 times within a a couple years ... and on his third offense did they finally throw him in jail. It will probably be all dropped to a much lesser charge.
