Lindsay Lohan will not face criminal charges in a Dec. 12 complaint that she attacked an employee at a Betty Ford Center halfway house.
Prosecutors did not find sufficient evidence against Lohan, Riverside County District Attorney’s office spokesman John Hall told The Desert Sun. Investigators based in Palm Desert had recommended a misdemeanor battery charge.
Investigators had to re-interview witnesses and transcribe phone calls and prior witness statements.
“This was not any higher priority case than anything else. It just went through its normal case as any other misdemeanor battery case would,” Hall said.
Lohan 24, allegedly threw a phone at Dawn Holland and yanked another phone out of her hand after the employee accused Lohan of getting drunk and returning to the rehab facility past curfew.
The battery allegation was the most serious in a series of incidents by the troubled actress after she checked into the Betty Ford Center on Sept. 27 by court order.
Lohan left the Betty Ford Center on Jan. 3. She has since been in court for an unrelated felony charge that she stole a necklace.
Earlier this month, Lohan rejected a plea agreement offered by prosecutors that included a guaranteed return to jail.
