One of the young stars of the new E! Reality show “Pretty Wild” has received a sentence of 180 days in county jail for her role in a “Burglar Bunch” crime. Alexis Neiers, 18, plead guilty right before her trial for allegedly burglarizing Orlando Bloom’s home was about to start. Bloom was prepared to testify about the hundreds of thousands worth of designer watches that were stolen, which surely influenced Neiers to work out a plea deal:

A reality television starlet has pleaded no contest to the charge of burglarizing actor Orlando Bloom’s house. That burglary is just one in a series of celebrity home burglaries tied to the so-called “Burglar Bunch.”

Alexis Neiers entered her plea just as her trial was set to begin. Orlando Bloom had been expected to testify.

Neiers will serve time behind bars, but the term was shortened. She won’t be mingling with the hardcore inmate population. She will receive three years’ probation. Her attorneys say they got the deal because she was a minor player in the “Burglar Bunch.”

Neiers, 18, is an aspiring model and a reality TV starlet. Even her appearances at the courthouse will be part of a show called “Pretty Wild.” Neiers will soon be headed for jail.

Neiers pleaded no contest to avoid what would have been a difficult trial with evidence stacked against her.

Neiers was accused as one in a gang of teens who staked out star homes, then stole cash and jewelry. Neiers confessed she was at the home of actor Orlando Bloom during one break-in. And Monday, Bloom himself was ready to testify against her.

“Orlando Bloom’s willingness to come testify did not help our case,” said Neiers’ attorney, Jeffrey J. Rubenstein.

“She was a part of the group,” said L.A. County Deputy District Attorney Sarika Kim. “She admitted guilt today to burglarizing Orlando Bloom’s house. She was a cog in the ‘Bling Ring.'”

Surveillance pictures show some of five other defendants who are charged with multiple felonies. But Neiers was only at Bloom’s house.

Had Neiers stood trial and lost, she would have faced as many as six years in state prison. Instead, it will be six months in county jail.

“It’s been a long road, and Alexis is looking forward to moving on with her life,” said Rubenstein.

There remains the matter of restitution. Bloom had two watches stolen, each worth $200,000 each. Neiers says she does not have them but she may still have to pay for them. As for jail time, Neiers is ordered to turn herself in by June 24.

[From KABC]

I’ve only seen this show once when I was on the treadmill and there wasn’t anything else on. In the episode I saw, Alexis and her sister, Tess, were planning a sweet sixteen party for their youngest sister, Gabby. They were somehow able to book celebrity DJ Paul Oakenfold, whose house was targeted by the Burglar Bunch. When Oakenfold saw Alexis before the party he kind of hesitantly observed that she was a member of the group who tried to break into his house. (Jezebel has the video of this scene.) She said she was sorry that happened to him, but that she wasn’t involved. Then she went away and started crying, explaining to her friends that it was the first time that a victim had confronted her about the crimes. The way I remember it, she was denying involvement although she didn’t get into the details. Oakenfold accepted her explanation and went on to DJ her sister’s party.

I’m thinking that Alexis must have been more involved than she admitted to if she ended up pleading guilty. Millions of dollars worth of jewelry, designer goods and cash were stolen from celebrities. Maybe Alexis was just at Bloom’s house, though, and was following the advice of her lawyer to enter a plea and avoid more jail time. This isn’t the last we’ve heard of the Burglar Bunch. Five other people were arrested back in October and face charges for stealing from celebrities including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge.