From Newsday - February 3, 2002
Winona Ryder Charged
Winona Ryder was charged Friday with four felony counts stemming from her shoplifting arrest at, a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills in December.
The Oscar~nominated actress \vas charged with theft, burglary, vandalism and possession of a controlled substance. Although she is free on $20,000 bond, prosecutors recommended raising the bail to $30,000. She is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 8.
The maximum combined sentence is three years, eight months in prison, but a judge could impose a ICRser term, including probation.
Ryder, 30, was arrested Dec. 12 for stealing merchandise worth $4,760 and possessing painkillers without a prescription.
Ryder's attorney contended after the arrest that she was merely carrying items between store departments, not trying to steal them. He said she had receipts for other items she bought in the store, and a valid prescription for the painkillers.