Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Lindsay Lohan faces new criminal charges in California , filed just hours after the actress was arrested in New York in connection with an alleged early morning fight at a nightclub . Lohan 's latest legal troubles could send her back to jail because she is on probation for a necklace theft conviction . Lohan 's convoluted path through the criminal courts system and her struggle with drugs and alcohol has taken her to court 19 times and to five rehab facilities for a total of 250 days since January 2007 . Lohan , 26 , was arrested at a Manhattan nightclub after an alleged fight about 4 a.m. Thursday , the New York Police Department said . Lohan may have hit another woman at the Avenue Lounge , police said . Authorities declined to say whether she faced charges . `` Once again , Lindsay Lohan is a victim of someone trying to capture their 15 minutes of fame , '' Lohan 's New York lawyer , Mark Heller , told CNN . `` From my initial investigation , I am completely confident that this case will be concluded favorably and that Lindsay will be totally exonerated . '' 'Liz & Dick ' producer talks the risky business of hiring Lindsay Lohan . Across the country in Santa Monica , California , the city attorney filed four charges against Lohan Thursday morning in connection with a car crash last summer . She is accused of giving false information to a police officer , obstructing or resisting a police officer in performance of his duty and reckless driving , according to the city attorney 's office . While these charges are all misdemeanors and would not alone normally result in jail time , the Los Angeles city attorney , who successfully prosecuted the actress for stealing a necklace in 2011 , could ask a judge to revoke her probation . A decision by the Los Angeles city attorney could come as soon as Friday , spokesman Frank Mateljan said . While it would likely be several days before the prosecutor gets confirmation of Lohan 's New York arrest , the Santa Monica charges filed Thursday should reach the Los Angeles city attorney 's office sooner . The timing of a decision on seeking a revocation of Lohan 's probation for the shoplifting conviction depends on the workload in the prosecutor 's office , Mateljan said . The Santa Monica charges stem from a car crash last June while Lohan was on her way to the set for the filming of `` Liz & Dick , '' the Lifetime movie that aired this week . She is accused of telling police her assistant was driving the Porsche , while witnesses told investigators they saw Lohan behind the wheel . `` During the subsequent investigation , information was developed that Lohan was the driver of the Porsche when the accident occurred , '' the Santa Monica prosecutor said in a statement to CNN . Lohan : Keep me on set , it 's safer that way . CNN 's Carolyn Sung and Marina Carver contributed to this report .
NEW : She 's ` ` a victim of someone trying to capture their 15 minutes of fame , '' lawyer says . Santa Monica prosecutor accused Lohan of lying to police after arrest . L.A. prosecutor may decide soon on whether to try to get probation . Lohan is arrested at a Manhattan hotel after an alleged fight early on .