Jury Charge Challenge, Day 2

Practice the hard copy of this article.  Guidelines on how to practice from a hard copy can be found at “Court Reporting III.”

LOS ANGELES – LOS ANGELES (AP) – A suspected member of a burglary ring that stole cash, jewelry and clothing from celebrities’ homes has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles.

Alexis Neirs, 18, of Thousand Oaks is one of five people charged with felony burglary for an alleged spree that began last fall, targeting the homes of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and others.

Neirs is one of two Conejo Valley women among a group of young people charged in a string of burglaries that targeted a who’s who of young celebrities that has grown to include Ashley Tisdale, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green, authorities said.

Neirs entered the plea to a burglary charge on Monday and her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 1. She is accused of burglarizing Orlando Bloom’s Los Angeles-area home on July 15.

She remains free on bail. If convicted, she could face up to six years in state prison.

Police in Los Angeles and Las Vegas say the burglars trawled the Internet to find celebrity homes and learn when their owners were away.

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/nov/16/alleged-celeb-burglar-pleads-not-guilty-in-la/