Los Angeles prosecutors saw 18-year-old Alexis Neiers as a minor player in the famous celebrity burglary ring, known as "the bling ring", but many L.A community members see her no contest plea as a great deal of progress with the case.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Alexis Neiers, member of the bling ring, pleaded no contest to felony residential burglary on Monday by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza. Through a plea deal, Alexis Neiers was sentenced to just six months in jail and three years probation. If she violates the terms of her probation, she can be sentenced to another two years in jail.
If she had been convicted of the felony burglary charge at trial, the young girl could have received a six-year prison sentence. Alexis Neiers was identified as one of three females caught on a security tape that broke into Orlando Bloom's home last summer and made off with more than $500,000 worth of valuables.
"We decided it was in Alexis' best interests to take responsibility for her small part in this incident," Alexis Neiers' Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, Jeffery K. Rubenstein, told the Los Angeles Times.
Orlando Bloom is one of several celebrities that were victims of the alleged Bling Ring thefts. Other victims include Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge and Rachel Bilson. Five other young adults are facing a variety of felony burglary charges that are associated with the ongoing celebrity burglary cases. The suspects include Rachel Lee, Nicholas Prugo, Diana Tamayo, Courtney Ames, and Roy Lopez Jr.
Related Resources:
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Members Of "Bling Ring" Plead Not Guilty (FindLaw's Los Angeles Criminal Law Blog)
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Burglary - Criminal Law (FindLaw)
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