BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Winona Ryder was sentenced to probation and community service today for shoplifting from Saks Fifth Avenue by a judge who warned her, "If you steal again, you will go to jail."
Superior Court Judge Elden Fox ordered her to pay $10,000 in fines and restitution and perform 480 hours of community service.
Ryder, 31, made no statement to the court other than to acknowledge the judge's warning. She was also ordered to participate in a court-approved drug and psychological counseling program.
Ryder had faced up to three years in prison, but prosecutors did not recommend any time behind bars, because she had no prior convictions.
"It is not my intention to make an example of you," Fox told Ryder. But he said she had disappointed many people and she would have to "confront certain issues" that led to her behavior.
"You have refused to accept personal responsibility," he told the actress.
"If you steal again, you will go to jail. Understand that?" he told her.
"Yes, Your Honor, I do," she replied.
The two-time Academy Award nominee was convicted last month of felony grand theft and vandalism for taking more than $5,500 worth of merchandise at the Beverly Hills store a year ago.