Lindsay Lohan arrested after allegedly punching Tiffany Ava Mitchell, 28, in the face at Avenue nightclub in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood Troubled Liz & Dick actress will likely be charged with third-degree assault, sources said. She was released by the NYPD on Thursday morning and is due back in court on Jan. 11. Cops took Lohan into custody about 4 a.m. after the smack-spat with Florida woman at the 10th Ave. hot spot. 
 
 Tiffany Ava Mitchell, who was allegedly assaulted by Lindsay Lohan at a Chelsea lounge, left 799 Madison Ave. with her husband on Friday morning. 
 
 It didn't take a crystal ball to see this one coming: Lindsay Lohan is looking at more jail time. 
 
 The bicoastal bad girl was busted yet again Thursday for sucker-punching a Florida psychic inside a Manhattan nightclub that had once banned the perpetually troubled former star. 
 
 “I need space,” Lohan allegedly declared before slamming a fist into palm reader Tiffany Mitchell — who had reportedly offered the actress a free “reading” inside the VIP lounge at Chelsea hotspot Avenue. 
 
 Hours later, LiLo was accused of lying to California cops about a June 8 crash in which her black Porsche slammed into a dump truck on the Pacific Coast Highway. 
 
 The legal daily double came after the Tinseltown train wreck and her posse tried to dodge police investigating the predawn Manhattan punch-up, sources told the Daily News. 
 
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 The oft-arrested actress slipped out the club’s back door and into an alley leading to W. 17th St. — only to have her bruised victim identify the fleeing star to cops, sources told The News. 
 
 “That’s her,” said the tourist as Lohan — sitting in the front passenger seat — tried to escape in a black Cadillac Escalade around 4 a.m. 
 
 Officers moved in and blocked Lohan from zipping off. The 26-year-old “Mean Girls” star was stunned as cops slapped on the handcuffs. 
 
 “Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?” she said, according to TMZ.com. Lohan, due back in court Jan. 7, was charged with misdemeanor assault as she continued to wear out her New York welcome. 
 
 Santa Monica police later added three misdemeanor counts of their own: lying to an officer, obstructing an officer in the course of his duties, and reckless driving. 
 
 Lohan — already jailed briefly five times — could land behind bars again. 
 
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 A California judge will consider whether she violated probation by either the alleged West Coast lies or the East Coast assault. 
 
 The probation stems from Lohan’s theft of a $2,500 necklace at a Venice Beach jewelry store. Lohan pleaded guilty in 2011 for walking out of Kamofie & Co. with the piece around her neck. 
 
 Lohan, due to prison overcrowding, has typically spent mere hours in lockup — including a 2007 stay of just 84 minutes. 
 
 La Lohan, star of the widely panned TV biopic “Liz & Dick,” was brought to the 10th Precinct stationhouse in her clubbing clothes: Leggings, a form-fitting green miniskirt and high heels. 
 
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 She used her one phone call to contact her attorney, sources said — and he wasted little time in defending his repeatedly rehabbed client. 
 
 “Once again, Lindsay Lohan is a victim of someone trying to capture their 15 minutes of fame,” said Lohan lawyer Mark Jay Heller , who later insisted his his client was not smashed when she slugged Mitchell. 
 
 “I can tell when I was with her this morning she was in great condition,” Heller told E! News. “She was certainly not intoxicated, certainly not under the influence of drugs.” 
 
 The husband of puffy-faced victim Mitchell said Lohan launched an unprovoked attack on his wife and then tried to skip out before the NYPD arrived. 
 
 Mitchell, of Palm Beach, Fla., was with hubby Wayne Stevens, 37, and another couple when a scuffle broke out at a nearby table. 
 
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 According to police sources, Mitchell, 28, moved away from the dispute in an attempt to protect herself. She instead strolled into Lohan’s line of fire, the sources said. 
 
 Lohan, according to some reports, was incensed because singer Max George of boy band The Wanted was ignoring her in favor of the blond Mitchell. 
 
 But her husband said Lohan lashed out for no reason, with Mitchell taking a shove from behind and then a single bop to the left side of her face. 
 
 “She pushed my wife pretty hard, and I don’t know why (Lohan) pushed her,” Stevens told The News. “She comes around and told my wife, ‘I need space’ . . . and then she just punched her.” 
 
 TMZ also reported Mitchell offered the free psychic consultation, but Lohan snubbed it. That’s when she walked away and called Mitchell “a f---ing Gypsy.” 
 
 Mitchell’s friend stood up for the victim, allegedly prompting the actress to punch the psychic. 
 
 Stevens denied that part of the TMZ account. 
 
 Stevens said he called 911 as Lohan scurried from the club. The actress, whose night began at a Justin Bieber concert at Madison Square Garden, later rushed past paparazzi outside the stationhouse with a coat covering her head. 
 
 Rex USA ||||| Lindsay Lohan Declines Plea Deal; Judge Warns 'This Case Involves Jail Time' 
 
 Email This put off her problems for another couple of weeks on Wednesday and declined to take a plea deal that Judge Keith L. Schwartz promised would include jail time, setting up another hearing on March 10 that will again address 
 
 
 
 "I don't care that you're Lindsay Lohan vs. Jane Doe. It doesn't affect me," Judge Schwartz said in the Los Angeles courtroom with Lohan, wearing white pants and a low-cut shirt, looking on. "This case does involve jail time. Period. If you plead in front of me, you are going to jail." 
 
 
 
 But Lohan and her attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, opted to push the case to another hearing set for March 10 rather than take a deal yet. The judge said that the next time she faces him she'll need to decide whether to settle or not. 
 
 
 
 He said he wasn't holding his breath for a quick resolution, though. 
 
 
 
 "I get the impression you are not going to accept the DA's offer," Judge Schwartz said. "That's the feeling I got. If you settle this case, you will be treated exactly the same as anyone else." Lindsay Lohan put off her problems for another couple of weeks on Wednesday and declined to take a plea deal that Judge Keith L. Schwartz promised would include jail time, setting up another hearing on March 10 that will again address charges she stole a necklace and violated probation."I don't care that you're Lindsay Lohan vs. Jane Doe. It doesn't affect me," Judge Schwartz said in the Los Angeles courtroom with Lohan, wearing white pants and a low-cut shirt, looking on. "This case does involve jail time. Period. If you plead in front of me, you are going to jail."But Lohan and her attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, opted to push the case to another hearing set for March 10 rather than take a deal yet. The judge said that the next time she faces him she'll need to decide whether to settle or not.He said he wasn't holding his breath for a quick resolution, though."I get the impression you are not going to accept the DA's offer," Judge Schwartz said. "That's the feeling I got. If you settle this case, you will be treated exactly the same as anyone else." 
 
 Prosecutor Danette Meyers reportedly presented Lohan's legal team with a plea bargain that included significant jail time for her probation violation. The deal also reportedly offers three years felony probation for the grand theft charge.As he did during the last hearing, Judge Schwartz took a few minutes to publicly scold the actress and offer his advice for what Lohan should do. He suggested that she have additional psychological screenings and therapy. He also said she needs a 12-step sponsor that is not a member of her family."You need a good sponsor who will assist you to help you stay away from substance abuse issues, alcohol issues," he said.The star's mother and father were in court to offer their support. A RadarOnline reporter spotted Lohan giving her father, Michael, a kiss goodbye. After the hearing, Michael Lohan addressed the media in a long and scathing exchange with reporters. He accused the jewelry store of tricking Lohan into taking the necklace in order to promote the store. He alleged that when they felt they had not received enough promotion, they sought police action.He also singled out his ex-wife, Dina, as not doing enough to help create a positive environment for Lindsay's recovery.The next hearing has been set for March 10 at 8:30 AM.If she does not plead guilty or no contest to the felony charge at that time, the case would then transfer to Judge Stephanie Sautner of the Airport Courthouse, who would be tasked with holding the preliminary hearing in the grand theft case as well as consider the star's probation violation.Lohan was officially charged during a hearing on Feb. 9. After pleading not guilty, Judge Schwartz lanced into the actress for not taking the charges seriously. "If you violate the law again, I will remand you with no bail," he told her. "Things will be different."If this goes to trial and she is convicted, Lohan could be sent to a California state prison with a maximum sentence of three years behind bars.The actress, who remains on probation in a 2007 drunken driving case, is accused of taking a necklace from Kamofie & Co. of Venice Beach, Calif., on Jan. 22, roughly three weeks after the actress was released from three months of court-ordered rehab at the Betty Ford Center.A police report was filed the day of the incident, and authorities reportedly waited until she was photographed wearing the necklace until deciding to pursue charges. A friend of the actress turned the necklace in to the Pacific Division of the LAPD on Feb. 2.Lohan's lawyer, Holley, has denied the charges, and the actress apparently claimed that the necklace was loaned to her -- and that, unbeknownst to LiLo, her stylist simply forgot to return it in time. The star's dad, Michael Lohan, told PopEater at the time that the entire incident was as a "ridiculous" misunderstanding.Meanwhile, rumors of Lohan's recent late-night partying probably haven't helped her case, and the actress took to Twitter to try to clear her name.According to PEOPLE , Lohan was spotted leaving Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel last week with Samantha Ronson."I was just at roosevelt to meet Samantha and say happy birthday to a friend," Lohan tweeted . "i take my sobriety seriously. please dont believe this accusations. i know the rules and i wouldnt risk probation."On Saturday night she was out late again, catching a show by Ferras at Hollywood's Hotel Cafe."Went to see my friend @ohferras perform and was talking to a future costar -- just to be bombarded by paparazzi," she wrote . "So much for being normal -- im now winded and headed home." ||||| Lindsay Police Report Pokes Holes In Jeweler's Story 
 
 The police report detailing howallegedly stole a $2,500 necklace from an L.A. jewelry store shows two puzzling inconsistencies in the jeweler's story -- inconsistencies that could help Lindsay beat the rap.According to the report, obtained by TMZ, the jeweler first told cops Lindsay had been in the store three times before the alleged theft -- looking at the necklace in question. The next day, the jeweler changed her story and said it was actually a ring Lindsay had been eyeing on previous visits and never looked at the necklace.And there's another inconsistency. According to the report, on January 23, the owner told cops, "The surveillance video revealed that as Kaman [owner] was talking to Lindsay's male friend, Lohan reached up to her neck area with both hands, removed the store necklace, and placed it inside her black Chanel bag."But the next day, the owner changed her story, saying Lindsay walked out of her store with the necklace around her neck. The reason for the inconsistency -- the owner claims she reviewed the video on a different monitor the second time and saw it differently.The jewelry store owner's credibility is crucial because Lindsay claims the owner loaned the necklace to her.
– Lindsay Lohan is accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace, and now the jewelry store accusing her says the troubled starlet also tried to walk out with a diamond earring just four days prior. La Lohan allegedly tried on a pair of diamond earrings on Jan. 18, and only removed one—then, after looking around a bit more, started to leave the store with the other one still on, that ear covered by her hair. When confronted by a clerk, LiLo “laughed, admitted to her mistake, and removed the earring.” TMZ notes that this little anecdote could actually help Lindsay, proving that she’s simply absentminded—because it turns out the actress actually left her own earrings, a more expensive pair, on the counter as she walked out. There are other inconsistencies in the police report that could also help, including details of the store owner’s story that have changed. Even so, the gossip site reports that Lohan is scared of going to jail and may plead guilty simply so she can get a plea bargain and avoid prison. (For more, check out her perhaps-inappropriate court outfit.)