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Psychologist Applies for Probation
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 21, 2005
Filed at 4:50 p.m. ET
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A prominent eating disorder expert who collapsed in a supermarket after allegedly inhaling propellant from whipped cream cans applied for a special form of probation Thursday.
If a judge grants accelerated rehabilitation, Lisa G. Berzins will have her criminal record cleared after she completes probation. The program is reserved for first-time offenders and does not include a formal guilty plea.
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, West Hartford police were called to a grocery store May 29 and found Berzins lying on the floor and bleeding from her head. Berzins told police she did not know what happened.
Investigators concluded that Berzins inhaled from three cans of whipped cream containing nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, the affidavit said.
Berzins was charged with possession of a restricted substance, criminal mischief and creating a public disturbance.
Berzins and her attorney, Bob Ludgin, declined to comment as they left the courtroom Thursday. She is due back in Hartford Superior Court on Sept. 8.
Berzins, 49, has written and lectured on eating disorders, female development, sex roles and self-esteem, according a speaker's biography from the American Psychological Association. She has visited schools in a ''fat suit'' to bring a message to young people about the fear of being overweight.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 21, 2005
Filed at 4:50 p.m. ET
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A prominent eating disorder expert who collapsed in a supermarket after allegedly inhaling propellant from whipped cream cans applied for a special form of probation Thursday.
If a judge grants accelerated rehabilitation, Lisa G. Berzins will have her criminal record cleared after she completes probation. The program is reserved for first-time offenders and does not include a formal guilty plea.
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, West Hartford police were called to a grocery store May 29 and found Berzins lying on the floor and bleeding from her head. Berzins told police she did not know what happened.
Investigators concluded that Berzins inhaled from three cans of whipped cream containing nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, the affidavit said.
Berzins was charged with possession of a restricted substance, criminal mischief and creating a public disturbance.
Berzins and her attorney, Bob Ludgin, declined to comment as they left the courtroom Thursday. She is due back in Hartford Superior Court on Sept. 8.
Berzins, 49, has written and lectured on eating disorders, female development, sex roles and self-esteem, according a speaker's biography from the American Psychological Association. She has visited schools in a ''fat suit'' to bring a message to young people about the fear of being overweight.
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