PHOTOS & VIDEO: Paris Hilton Pleads Guilty To Two Misdemeanors; Avoids Jail For Cocaine Arrest

Sept. 20 2010, Published 4:33 a.m. ET
Paris Hilton pleaded guilty Monday morning in a Las Vegas courtroom to two misdemeanor charges - drug possession and lying to a police officer - in connection with her arrest on cocaine charges last month, Breaking Celebrity News.com has learned.
In exchange for her guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to drop a felony charge allowing Hilton to avoid serving any jail time; she was given a one year suspended sentence, a $2,000 fine, and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service for a non-profit organization.
VIDEO: Paris Hilton Faces A Judge In Vegas
Clark County Detention Center Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure also ordered the socialite to attend a substance abuse program; attorneys for Hilton told the court she would be attending an out patient treatment facility.
Bonaventure warned Hilton that if she is arrested in the next year, she will go to jail. "The purpose here is to change your conduct. The Clark County Detention Center is not the Wal