A couple of weeks ago, Lindsay Lohan made a brief appearance in court where she was given more time to consider taking a plea bargain deal in the felony grand theft charges that have been brought against her. Altho there have been reports going back and forth about whether or not she plans to take the deal, TMZ is reporting today that Lindsay has absolutely decided NOT to take the deal … and will go on trial for the theft charges leveled against her.

Lindsay Lohan will NOT take the plea deal the judge is offering in her felony grand theft case … TMZ has learned. Sources connected to Lindsay tell TMZ … Lindsay met with her lawyer, Shawn Holley Tuesday afternoon. Holley laid out the options but left the decision to Lindsay, who said she’s firm about her innocence and wants to push it to the wall at trial. Lindsay’s felony grand theft case will now be assigned to Judge Stephanie Sautner — who’s considered a tough but fair judge — and the preliminary hearing is set for April 22. Lindsay faces both jail and prison as the case moves on — jail, if Judge Sautner decides Lindsay violated her probation, and prison, if Lindsay is convicted of grand theft. We have been saying Lindsay was crazy not to accept the plea deal, not because she’d be found guilty of grand theft … but the way the system is set up, Lindsay could be thrown in jail for the probation violation before her grand theft trial. Here’s the good news for Lindsay. If she had accepted a plea deal, she would have been placed on 3 years probation — and Lindsay staying out of trouble for 3 years is highly improbable. Fact is … Lindsay has a credible defense in the grand theft case, and if Judge Sautner agrees NOT to rule on the probation violation until a verdict is reached in the grand theft case, Lindsay could get off scot-free.

News of Lindsay‘s decision to go to trial coincides nicely with the news that Lindsay‘s father Michael Lohan has been officially charged with domestic violence:

Michael Lohan is due in court, but not for his daughter Lindsay Lohan’s sake. The actress’s father, 50, has been formally charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic violence, stemming from his arrest Monday, after a female accused him of hitting her in a nearby apartment. The victim was reportedly his ex-girlfriend Kate Major. Michael Lohan was initially arrested for three felonies, including false imprisonment, but the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office declined to pursue those charges. Lohan – who was released Tuesday afternoon from L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for problems not related to the incident – is scheduled to appear at Beverly Hills Court for his arraignment on May 23.

As you may recall, Lohan was arrested earlier this week on charges that he physically assaulted ex-girlfriend Kate Major … today, those charges were made official. It would appear that both Lohans — father and daughter — have some legal troubles yet to endure in the coming weeks. Like father, like daughter.

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