Tampa Bay Criminal Defense Lawyer - "Mean Dad"

By Nicholas Dorsten, Esq.

TAMPA — Yet another Lohan was put behind bars early Tuesday.

Lindsay Lohan's estranged father, Michael, was arrested around 1 a.m. after he was accused of beating his live-in girlfriend.

The father of the year candidate was booked into Hillsborough County Jail after a visit to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was checked out after complaining of chest pains.

Lohan has been charged with domestic battery. Bail has not yet been set.

Earlier, police responded to the apartment, at 2021 Lemans Blvd., after receiving a call from a private number alleging domestic violence, police said.

According to police, Lohan, 51, had been staying at the apartment, which belongs to his girlfriend, 28.

Lohan had been trying to persuade his lady friend, a former Star magazine reporter, to drop a previous restraining order from Sarasota County when the two began to argue, according to an arrest affidavit.

Lohan then allegedly punched her, smashed her cell phone, grabbed her by the arm and threatened to throw her from their fourth-floor balcony, police said.

Responding officers said the victim was crying and afraid when they arrived. The bathroom door was dented at a height consistent with the height of Lohan's head, police said.

After being placed in handcuffs, Lohan then began to complain of chest pains, police said. He was taken to St. Joseph's to undergo tests and treatment.

But shortly after officers left his bedside, Lohan checked himself out, said a police spokeswoman Andrea Davis.

Lohan told police he thought he was free to go, but he was taken back into custody on his way out of the hospital, officials said.

"I know he had concerns about his health," the spokeswoman sarcastically said, "but you would think he would have stayed in the hospital if he was really that worried."

Police had left the hospital room to confer about whether they would direct file the charges against Lohan through the state attorney's office or keep an officer with him. Direct filing would have left Lohan paying the hospital bills, rather than taxpayers, Davis said.

The victim retained "minor bruising" from the incident.

The woman and father Lohan have had an on-again, off-again relationship over the past two years, including an engagement in 2010, according to media reports.

The couple was most recently in the public eye over the summer, as Lohan was treated for alcoholism on the reality show Celebrity Rehab.

In March, Lohan was arrested on domestic violence charges in California. Police reported that Lohan had thrown the same victim around and attempted to choke her and injure himself to prevent her from calling police.

The woman had "visible injuries" after the March incident, police said.

Lohan was charged with inflicting corporal injury, false imprisonment and preventing the report of victimization.

Then, too, Lohan complained of chest pains after he was arrested by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and was transported to a hospital.

According to jail records, Lohan has been working as the director of marketing for Larasan Pharmaceuticals, a company based in Fort Lauderdale.

Lohan also has volunteered to speak with teenagers participating in residential rehab program, Inspirations for Youth and Families, about the dangers of teenage substance abuse in February, according to the organization. Lohan has resided in Florida on and off since then.

It was not clear why the victim had filed a restraining order in Sarasota County, but according to media reports she has family in the area.

That injunction was removed Monday for unknown reasons, according to the Clerk of the Sarasota Circuit Court. After Lohan's arrest, the victim planned to speak to a Sarasota judge about reinstating the order of protection, police said. A hearing was scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Lohan told police he and the lady moved to Tampa to escape the publicity his daughter Lindsay attracts, according to a police report. He now claims he broke her phone because he was angry, but didn't lay hands on her.

Lohan told police that during an argument the previous night, the lady slammed the door in his face, leaving a cut on his forehead. He also told police he left the hospital because he feared the victim would steal some of his more valuable belongings.

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