Alleged 'Bling Ring' gang member accused of wearing Lindsay Lohan's necklace to court
A woman accused of being part of a gang who burgled the homes of some of Hollywood's biggest stars is facing new charges after appearing in court wearing a necklace allegedly belonging to Lindsay Lohan.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have already charged Courtney Leigh Ames, 19, with two counts of receiving stolen property.
She is one of six people accused of being part of a gang - dubbed the 'Bling Ring' which burgled stars' homes including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Orlando Bloom.
Other victims included Rachel Bilson, Megan Fox, Ashley Tisdale and The Hills celebrity Audrina Patridge.
Now an amended complaint accuses Ames of wearing a beaded necklace taken from Lohan's home to a December court hearing where she pleaded not guilty to burgling Paris Hilton's home.
Ames's lawyer, Robert Schwartz, said outside a pre-trial hearing in Los Angeles on Thursday: "She [Ames] was wearing a necklace. The issue is whether she knew it was stolen."
Ames is not charged with the August break-in at Mean Girls star Lohan's house.
And she pleaded not guilty to the new charges at a brief hearing.
She is due back in court on February 10.
