Arrest Warrant Issued for Lindsay Lohan2009-03-14

The Beverly Hills Superior Court issued an arrest warrant for Lindsay Lohan Friday stemming from her 2007 DUI and hit-and-run case, the Beverly Hills police confirm. Lohan is currently serving a three-year probation term for her second DUI conviction.

"A warrant was in fact issued Friday for the arrest of Lindsay Lohan," a police statement read. "The circumstances leading to the issuance by the court are not readily available at this time. It is our hope that Ms. Lohan will surrender herself so this matter can be resolved in at timely manner."

Lohan was spotted Friday night at the Chateau Marmont with friends. Attempts to locate her lawyer and reach her PR rep have so far been unsuccessful.

Will She Surrender?

According to Michael Rosenstein, an L.A. criminal defense attorney not involved in the case, an arrest warrant would not have been issued "for anything as small as failing to report an address change to the court [or] failing to complete a DUI class."

By turning herself in, Rosenstein says, Lohan could avoid being handcuffed and forcibly taken to a police station if she is spotted out and about, but the warrant specifies no obligation with regard to timing. Lohan can turn herself in to any police station in L.A. County.

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