Lindsay Lohan’s bad week just got worse.
The troubled starlet was arrested and charged last night in New York City for allegedly assaulting another woman in a nightclub. The incident took place at Avenue in Manhattan’s trendy Meatpacking District. According to an NYPD spokeswoman, a fight broke out between Lohan and another club patron at 4 am and resulted in the 26-year-old actress punching the other woman in the face.
Detective Mark Nell of the NYPD confirmed to People magazine that the actress had been arrested and charged with assault. “This morning at 4 a dispute broke out at Avenue located at 116 10th Avenue,” he explained. “A female 26-year-old assaulted a female 28-year old. Lindsay Lohan was arrested and charged with assault.”
Asked what happened, the Detective added: “She punched her in the face.”
This morning, Nell conformed that LiLo “has now left the precinct, and was given a desk appearance at a later date.”
The woman in the altercation has been identified as Tiffany Eve Mitchell, a 28-year-old tourist from West Palm Beach, Fla., who was in the club with her husband. An NYPD source explains that Lohan and Mitchell were sitting in separate VIP sections, and possibly got up when a scuffle broke out between other club-goers. At that point, the source reports, the Palm Beach tourist allegedly bumped into Lohan, who responded by punching her in the face. Mitchell was not charged in the incident, nor was she treated for her injuries.
This incident is just the latest in a lengthy string of legal headaches for the troubled star. They have included five stints in rehab, six prior arrests, family altercations, and jail time. Lohan is still on informal probation for taking a necklace from a California jewelry store last year. No word yet on whether she faces additional jail time for this new arrest as a violation of that parole.
The arrest also concludes a rocky week for the perennially-troubled actress. Both critics and fans panned her performance in Lifetime’s Sunday night movie “Liz & Dick,” which Lohan had hoped would be her comeback performance. For the time being, it seems, Lindsay’s legal troubles will continue to overshadow her acting career.