Lindsay Lohan Will Face Jail Time If She Accepts DA's Deal

Feb. 23, 2011— -- Lindsay Lohan is free for another day but a California judge warned her that she faces more jail time.

The starlet, who is out on $40,000 bail, returned to court today on the felony grand theft charge she's facing over a stolen necklace.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz made it clear that if Lohan accepts a plea deal from the district attorney and pleads guilty or no contest, she will go to jail.

"This case does involve jail time. Period," Schwartz told Lohan. "If you plead in front of me -- if this case resolves in front of me -- you are going to jail. Period. I don't want you under any apprehension. You will be going to jail."

Schwartz continued the case one more time, to March 10, to give Lohan's lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley a chance to review the evidence from prosecutors, while adding, "I get the impression that you're not going to accept the DA's offer."

Wearing a low-cut black top and white pants, her hair slicked back in a ponytail, Lohan stayed quiet through most of the hearing.

If she rejects the prosecutor's offer and pleads not guilty, Schwartz will set the case for a preliminary hearing to go to a jury trial. And Lohan will go before another Superior Court judge who could still send her to jail for violating her probation stemming from her 2007 DUI case.

"You will be treated exactly the same as anyone else, no better, no worse," Schwartz said.

"I don't want you to be a repeat offender in the system," Schwartz told her. "I want you to get on with your life and reach whatever potential you have."

The judge said he would add psychological counseling as part of Lohan's sentencing if she accepts the plea deal. And he urged her to get a "reliable, trustworthy sponsor unrelated to your family members" to help her deal with her substance abuse issues.Lindsay Lohan wearing the necklace she allegedly stole.