Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday morning (February 23) with the possibility of facing jail time. The celebrity was offered a plea deal related to her alleged theft of a $2,500 necklace on January 22.
The actress faces a grand theft charge for allegedly walking away with the necklace from a jewelry store last month. Lohan has indicated it was all a mistake, that she thought she was allowed to borrow the necklace. Her attorney has also claimed it was worth much less than $2,500, which could drop the case from a felony to a misdemeanor.
A tough-talking Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz told the actress Wednesday that the only way he would accept a plea bargain in her felony theft case is if she goes to jail.
“One of the things about me is that I treat everybody the same,” Schwartz said. “What I look to in sentencing is, ‘What is the prior record?’ In this particular case, there has been so much speculation in the press [that] I’m just going to tell you a couple of things: If you plead in front of me, you are going to jail. There might be an issue about the amount of time, but if the case settles here, you will be going to jail.”
Lohan posted bond before leaving the court.
