Rodriguez to Spend Six Months in Jail

Posted: 2007-10-11 16:19:12

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 11) - Actress Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced on Wednesday to 180 days in a Los Angeles jail for violating her probation on previous drunken-driving and hit-and-run offenses.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered the former "Lost" actress to jail after she admitted failing to complete community service obligations contrary to a signed document stating otherwise, city attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said. She must start her term by Christmas Eve.

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Rodriguez, 29, was also found to have consumed alcohol on at least three occasions while wearing a monitoring bracelet around her ankle, in violation of a probation requirement she refrain from drinking for 90 days, Mateljan said.

The probation violation stems from a 2004 plea of no contest -- the equivalent of guilty -- to three traffic offenses in Los Angeles, including hit-and-run and drunken driving.

She was previously sentenced to 60 days in jail for a probation violation in May 2006, but was released after just four hours and 20 minutes due to overcrowding.

She was also sentenced to five days in jail in Hawaii in 2006 after she was found guilty in a separate drunken-driving case. In that instance, Rodriguez opted for jail after turning down a judge's offer to perform community service.

In the latest case, Judge Daviann Mitchell ordered that Rodriguez not be granted work furlough, early release or home confinement. She was also ordered to complete her 30 days of service for the state transportation department.

The actress first won acclaim for her portrait of a young pugilist in the 2000 indie film "Girlfight" and went on to star in such movies as "The Fast and the Furious" and "Blue Crush." Her "Lost" character, police officer Ana-Lucia Cortez, was killed off after about two dozen episodes.

No representative was immediately available for comment.

2007-10-11 07:17:06

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Santiagojs243 05:48:36 PM Oct 17 2007

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She deserves the six months and maybe even more, she was given too many chances to rehabilitate but she opted to continue getting behind the wheel while drunk. Michelle is too irresponsible and needs to learn her lesson. My daughter was in a hit and run by a police officer (sargeant) with two previous dui convictions, she spent two months in a coma and will never be the same again. All this mo*****fu****r got was a four year sentence. However, my baby will remain half-paralyzed for the rest of her life. Is this a fair sentence? We stronger and more rigorous laws against drunk driving.

Sportadult 12:02:53 PM Oct 15 2007

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He looks so familiar. Seems saw him on a celebrity and millionaire dating site called wealthymingle.com. I'll help you guys check it out. What if he is the real User. That would be great.

gg1718 10:43:14 AM Oct 14 2007

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Why do we care? Let her do six years, maybe that will adjust her atitude!

Hknice 11:11:00 PM Oct 12 2007

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Who cares ? Lock her a** up. She asked for it .

oddeith 01:02:00 PM Oct 12 2007

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We as a society should quit supporting this trash.

oddeith 12:55:00 PM Oct 12 2007

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The "product" is more trouble than it is worth. To much time and Way to much money.

RTPELL 12:40:00 PM Oct 12 2007

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hey psychoblogger, how do you get your icon to show? oh yeah, and doom on her!

salsagev702 10:13:53 AM Oct 12 2007

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Hopefully they will work her over in jail and make this **** realize how lucky she's been. She deserves no sympathy, just hard time in jail.

silverdart01 09:33:00 AM Oct 12 2007

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karengroovi777, to prove your point, DO NOT vote for Hallary Clinton or America will cease even being a "Bannana Republic" Do Not let Der Fuerher Hillary blind you!

mstew10034 09:30:32 AM Oct 12 2007

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This ARROGANT little... deserves everything she gets.

tungtalker31 09:06:17 AM Oct 12 2007

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good...now they just need to take her license away for life. I'm sick of people getting away with drunk driving until...OOPS!!...I killed someone!! my 18 yr old niece was killed last year by a drunk driver who already had 2 former convictions for dwi. He just got sentenced to 20 years in prison this week...a great victory but it won't bring my niece back....

psychoblogger 08:57:18 AM Oct 12 2007

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Yep, it did!

psychoblogger 08:57:05 AM Oct 12 2007

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Just checking to see if my new screen name icon shows up!

Sportadult 07:50:09 AM Oct 12 2007

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what a stupid thing your doing yo ypur life where infact you would be one of those big stars someday. Michelle, did you ever posted your profile to a celebrity and millioniare dating site called wealthymingle.com? My bro said he saw you there few days ago.