14 DAY TRIAL // From what her SCRAM device reported and based on what the media is saying, Lindsay Lohan may already be off the sobriety bandwagon. After the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, the alcohol-monitoring device went red, which means it detected traces of alcohol in Lindsay’s blood, which, in turns, means the star may have violated the conditions of her parole. While Lohan insists she didn’t drink anything the entire night, she may already be in deep trouble, People magazine says.
The SCRAM device works by detecting even the smallest traces of alcohol in the bloodstream and by alerting the competent authorities with a report. Even if no alcohol is ingested, the report still goes out. In the early hours of Monday morning, authorities were alerted that Lohan’s ankle bracelet went red and an emergency hearing was held to determine what was to be done with the star. Eventually, bail was set and paid, so that Lindsay can remain a free woman – but the judge still says she violated the conditions of her parole.
“Something set off Lindsay Lohan’s alcohol-monitoring bracelet – and that set off a judge. An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for the actress by the same Los Angeles judge who earlier issued a warrant when Lohan failed to show up to court. Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel found Lohan violated the terms of her bail and upped her bail to $200,000. A bond was later posted, sparing Lohan from being arrested until a hearing takes place next month,” People writes.
“A source close to the case tells People the court-ordered alcohol-monitoring bracelet, called a SCRAM device, was triggered Sunday evening during an MTV Movie Awards after-party. District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison says the device was set off by ‘an alcohol-related violation.’ Lohan, 23, was fitted with the bracelet last month as part of her probation case after two DUI convictions. On her Twitter page, Lohan denies being in violation of bail. ‘My scram wasn’t set off,’ she writes in a series of Tweets full of misspellings, grammar errors and profanity,” the mag further says.
Other sources, presumably close friends of the star, insist that device could have been triggered even if she did not drink and if someone spilled alcohol on it. Lindsay, on the other hand, is adamant she’s being set up, saying the media is making up lies to make her look bad in front of the judge and maybe even get her behind bars.