Lindsay Lohan has been booked for third degree misdemeanor assault.

The troubled actress was arrested in New York City in the early hours of this morning after getting into a fight with an unnamed woman at popular nightspot Club Avenue, and she has finally been released from police custody, but was given a desk appearance ticket, which means she must appear in court in the near future, gossip website TMZ reports.

The incident reportedly took place after words were exchanged between the Liz & Dick actress and a woman in another booth at the club. The former Disney starlet reportedly said something to the effect of, "give me my space." Some time passed before Lindsay then allegedly hit the girl.

Lindsay finally completed probation in March this year, but has since run into further problems and could faces charges of lying to police after a June car accident near on the Pacific Coast Highway near Los Angeles.