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In 1991, Plato ended up in Las Vegas with no work.
She took a job at a dry-cleaning store to support herself.
On February 28, she entered a video store, produced a gun, and demanded the money from the register.
The clerk called 911 saying, " I've just been robbed by the girl who played Kimberly on Diff ' rent Strokes ".
Fifteen minutes after the robbery, Plato returned to the scene and was immediately arrested.
The gun was only a pellet gun and the robbery netted Plato $ 164.
Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton posted her $ 13, 000 bail.
Plato was given five years ' probation.
She made headlines and became part of the national debate over troubled child stars, particularly given the difficulties of her Diff ' rent Strokes co-stars, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges.
In January 1992, she was again arrested, this time for forging a prescription for Diazepam.
She served 30 days in jail for violation of the terms of her probation and entered a drug program immediately thereafter.
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