According to sources Lindsay Lohan rejected a plea agreement Thursday offered by prosecutors in a grand theft case that included a guaranteed return to jail. The actress appeared in a Los Angeles court room and told a judge she agreed to delaying her case until a preliminary hearing when prosecutors will present evidence against her.
The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Lindsay Lohan was on probation in January when a Venice jewelry store accused her of taking a $2500 necklace. Lohan has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
If Lohan is ordered to stand trial, the judge warned her that she may be sent to jail for violating her probation on a 2007 drunken driving case.
Lindsay Lohan’s return to court came days after surveillance footage was aired of her trying on necklaces, which reported the necklace stolen on January 22nd was the neclace eventually given by Lindsay Lohan associate to detectives, who had already obtained a search warrant for the actresses Venice home.
Lindsay Lohan’s court troubles have long overshadowed her once promising acting career. A former star in Disney films such as Freaky Friday and other films. Her career has been stalled since she was arrested twice in 2007 and later charged with drunken driving and drug possession. In the past ten months, Lindsay Lohan has been jailed at least twice and sent to rehab twice for probation violations. A judge ordered her to undergo three months of treatment at the Betty Ford Center, and it was within three weeks of her release that she was accused of stealing the necklace. While the theft case has caused more uncertainty for Lindsay Lohan,24, it may go on to benefit others.
