Source says deal could keep Paris out of jail

The heiress can avoid jail time by pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges — one drug count and one count of lying to a police officer.

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We now know what's behind door No. 1 — question is, will she take it?

Paris Hilton has been offered a plea deal in her cocaine arrest, which would keep her from going to jail, a source close to the case tells E! News exclusively.

The heiress can avoid jail time by pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges — one drug count and one count of lying to a police officer.

Hower, Hilton still has to appear in court to enter a plea. She is scheduled to be arraigned in Las Vegas on Oct. 27. The original charge was possession of a felony-controlled substance.

Hilton's attorney, David Chesnoff, has yet to return a phone call seeking comment and a rep for the socialite was not immediately available either.

A spokeswoman for the Clark County District Attorney's Office, however, declined to discuss any specifics of a plea deal, but did say: "Possession of a controlled substance is a felony punishable by a minimum term of one year and a maximum term of four years. She may also be fined up to $5,000. This charge is probationable, so the court could sentence her to a term of probation, rather than prison time."

Now it's up to Hilton to see if she cops or if she sticks to her not-my-purse defense.