Lindsay Lohan turns down plea deal
On Wednesday, Lindsay Lohan appeared in front of Judge Keith L. Schwartz, who offered the actress a plea deal. She faces charges for the stolen necklace as well as violated probation. Lohan turned down the deal and the judge informed her that would mean jail time. Another hearing is scheduled for March 10.
Judge Schwatz said in the LA courtroom, “I don’t care that you’re Lindsay Lohan vs. Jane Doe. It doesn’t affect me. This case does involve jail time. Period. If you plead in front of me, you are going to jail.”
Lohan and attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, decided to push the case to another hearing rather than take a deal. Next time she is in court, the judge said, she will have to decide to settle or not to settle.
Judge Schwartz took some time to scold the actress and offer advice to Lohan. He also recommended therapy and psychological screenings to the actress and said she needs a sponsor who is not family. Lohan’s parents were there to support their daughter. Lohan’s father feels like the store where the necklace incident happened is setting her up to promote their store.
If this goes to trial and she is convicted, Lohan could be sent to a California state prison with a maximum sentence of three years behind bars.
The actress, who remains on probation in a 2007 drunken driving case, is accused of taking a necklace from Kamofie & Co. of Venice Beach, Calif. on Jan. 22, roughly three weeks after the actress was released from three months of court-ordered rehab at the Betty Ford Center.
A police report was filed the day of the incident, and authorities reportedly waited until she was photographed wearing the necklace until deciding to pursue charges. A friend of the actress turned the necklace in to the Pacific Division of the LAPD on Feb. 2.
Lohan’s lawyer, Champan, has denied the charges and the actress apparently claimed that the necklace was loaned to her — and that, unbeknownst to LiLo, her stylist simply forgot to return it in time. The star’s dad, Michael Lohan, told PopEater at the time athat the entire incident was as a “ridiculous” misunderstanding.
Meanwhile, rumors of Lohan’s recent late-night partying probably haven’t helped her case, and the actress took to Twitter to try to clear her name.
According to PEOPLE, Lohan was spotted leaving Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel last week with Samantha Ronson.
“I was just at roosevelt to meet Samantha and say happy birthday to a friend,” Lohan tweeted. “i take my sobriety seriously. please dont believe this accusations. i know the rules and i wouldnt risk probation.”
On Saturday night she was out late again, catching a show by Ferras at Hollywood’s Hotel Cafe.
“Went to see my friend @ohferras perform and was talking to a future costar — just to be bombarded by paparazzi,” she wrote. “So much for being normal — im now winded and headed home.”
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