Suspected Burglars of the Stars Plead Not Guilty in Court

By PopEater / Wire Services Posted Dec 2nd 2009 04:15PM

Four people accused of breaking into the homes of celebrities including Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges they stole $3 million in jewelry, designer clothes and other items. The suspects include 19-year-olds Courtney Leigh Ames (far left) Nicholas Prugo (center), Diana Tamayo (not pictured) and 27-year-old Roy Lopez Jr. (second from right). All four are charged with felony burglary.

A judge on Tuesday ordered a fifth defendant, Alexis Neiers, to stand trial on a felony burglary charge related to a break-in at Orlando Bloom's home. She previously pleaded not guilty to the July break-in.

Prugo faces the most charges: seven counts of first-degree burglary for break-ins at the homes of stars including Lohan, Hilton, Bloom and Rachel Bilson.

Prugo's attorney, Sean Erenstoft, has asked that his client's case be separated from the rest of the group, arguing that Prugo's statements to authorities already had been used at Neiers' preliminary hearing.

Prugo confessed to detectives about the burglaries and implicated several suspects, according to a Las Vegas search warrant released last month. He placed blame for the thefts on Rachel J. Lee, a Las Vegas woman who has not been charged.

Superior Court Commissioner Donald Kennedy denied Erenstoft's motion Wednesday, saying it was premature.

Lopez's attorney, David D. Diamond, denied after Wednesday's hearing that his client was involved in a break-in at Hilton's home.

"My client was never in or near Paris Hilton's house," Diamond said.

The four who pleaded not guilty Wednesday are next scheduled in court at a hearing on Jan. 21. Neiers is due back in court on Dec. 15.

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Wednesday 02 December

By Serge Prizant

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Tiger Woods is no different than any other athlete. He is over paid and is over sexed. I hope that his wife relly clips him for half his assets and gets substantial child support and other monetary considerations.

By shir

It's not up to me or anyone else to "forgive" Tiger (as the poll above asked us to do) for whatever the claims are in this situation. It's between him and his wife and the alleged ho's that he carelessly CHOSE to hang with and have affairs with... (If ANY of THAT is true). Hope they can pull things together for the sake of their kids. This is another classic example of why "celebrity" people should NOT have kids. They want the fame, fortune and the limelight. Then when they act up AND get caught, like most of them do eventually, aaaalllll their dirty laundry gets aired in public. It's pretty pathetic in my opinion. Oh well, good luck to all parties involved.

Thursday 03 December

By ariznana222

ALL MEN THINK WITH WHAT IS BETWEEN THIER LEGS. IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT ANYONE WILL DO.

By BRiTNEY

I wonder what Britney Spears is doin'?, dreeeaam, dreaaam. ("rub my feet") nevermind, back to this boring crap,...

Britney's, Britney's house, gaw, idiots,.. ("we cano fin it mang")

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