Lindsay Lohan's reduced theft charge won't see appeal from District Attorney's Office

The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office will not appeal a judge's decision to reduce Lindsay Lohan's theft charge in a missing necklace case from a felony to a misdemeanor, as prosecutors had originally planned, OnTheRedCarpet.com has learned exclusively.

Lohan, 24, is accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Los Angeles-area jewelry store. At a preliminary hearing on April 22, a judge reduced her theft charge to a misdemeanor, which means the actress may now receive a lighter sentence if she is convicted but could still get jail time. She has pleaded not guilty to both forms of the charge.

The District Attorney's office made its decision not to appeal the judge's decision to reduce the charge after reviewing its legal options, spokesperson Sandi Gibbons told OnTheRedCarpet.com exclusively on Wednesday, May 4.

Because the theft case was reduced to a misdemeanor, the District Attorney's office now no longer has the authority over it. It was transferred on Wednesday to the hands of the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, which plans to review it soon to determine if it too will prosecute Lohan, OnTheRedCarpet.com has learned.

Also at the April 22 hearing, the judge ruled the actress had violated her probation stemming from a 2007 drunk driving and cocaine possession case by being charged with theft in the first place. She was sentenced to 120 days behind bars and was ordered to perform community service, including at a morgue.

Meanwhile, her lawyer is still working on her appeal regarding her probation violation sentence.

Lohan has been to jail several times for stints that have lasted between 84 minutes and 14 days. Last month, after her sentencing, Lohan spent several hours inside a Los Angeles jail before she was bailed out.