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Mugshots of Paris Hilton and Cy Waits after their Las Vegas arrests.
Published Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 | 10:02 a.m.
Updated Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 | 12:13 p.m.
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An arrest report detailing the events leading to the weekend arrest of Paris Hilton on the Las Vegas Strip was released Monday morning.
The hotel heiress was with her boyfriend, Las Vegas nightclub mogul Cy Waits, who manages a club inside the Wynn Las Vegas and was driving the black SUV that the officer stopped nearby at 11:22 p.m. Friday.
According to the arrest report, Hilton claimed the cocaine in her purse wasn't hers, but other items found in her purse, including Zig Zag rolling papers and a broken Albuterol tablet, were hers.
Hilton also said the purse didn't belong to her, police said.
Hilton was arrested on suspicion of felony cocaine possession. If convicted of the low-grade felony, she would get probation, but any violation of that probation would be punishable by up to one to four years in Nevada state prison.
When Hilton was released from custody, officers gave her a tentative date of Oct. 27 to return to Las Vegas Justice Court before Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure. That court date was expected to be finalized by court administrators today.
Cy Waits' date to return to court is expected to be in November before Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Nancy Oesterle.
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I just hope that somehow, justice gets done for a change. I'd really like to see her referred to in the headlines as "Convicted Felon, Paris Hilton" instead of "Socialite Paris Hilton", "Hotel Heiress Paris Hilton", or "Walking Petri Dish Paris Hilton". Wait, we can keep that last one.
I cannot believe Mr. Wynn hires, drug addicts and dealers. Cy Waits is exactly that. Why do you think people got to his night clubs. As for Paris, she has not learn anything over the years of trouble, why, because she feels like Cy, the laws don't apply.
The Hilton's will probably piss away all their Bush tax cuts on lawyers for Paris. What a shame.
RIGHT NOT HER'S....
I wonder what grandpa Hilton thinks about her dragging the Hilton name through the gutter.. again?
Paris Hilton = Waste of skin
Were she to get pregnant, she'd claim that the baby wasn't hers.
And the dog ate my homework. Yea right.
Paris Hilton is an embarrassment to the Hilton Family.
Chessnoff is her attorney! This is a state case. He will get her off, he's gotten people in the federal system much lighter sentences or off completley. He'll beat this blindfolded.
Did you guys see Carmelo Anthony say his Twitter account was hacked and that he never made those threats? I thought these celebrities hired good lawyers?
Is she claiming that the purse belongs to Mr. Waits since it "didn't belong to her"? It seems that he was the only other person with her.
No special treatment what? They always allow a suspect to "go to the bathroom"? She was not made to sit on the curb like the rest of us if we were in the same situation? Even the arresting officer acknowledges recognizing her and allowing her to stay in the car and wait around and use the bathroom all in the name of celebrity. Way to go metro.
It's too bad with all of the problems in this country that she continues to make news. Why should anyone care about this morally bankrupt person? Put her on a chain gang picking up trash and let's start solving other issues.
Why were they pulled over? Why would they consent to a search?
They were pulled over because of the marijuana smoke wafting out of the open window when the motorcycle cop pulled up next to them. She didn't consent to a search, she dropped the coke while reaching for her lip balm.
Maybe her expensive defense attorney will be kind enough to explain "constructive possession" to her.
MG -- good to see a decent post amongst this herd of buffoons.
Too many here are clueless about police limits -- like why assume smoke coming out of an SUV on a crowded street is contraband, and if her purse was closed why were the police searching it, etc. The high courts used to call these warrantless searches "fishing expeditions." Apparently the police no longer respect the Fourth Amendment -- why should they when We the Herd approve?
"In a government of laws, existence of the government will be imperiled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means - to declare that the government may commit crimes in order to secure the conviction of a private criminal - would bring terrible retribution." -- Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928), Justice Brandeis dissenting
"According to the arrest report, Hilton claimed the cocaine in her purse wasn't hers"
I hear that Gibbons plans to use the same excuse with his failed tax policy.
i hope they throw the book at this skank.
look at her booking photo, it screams attention whore
It was Tinkerbell's purse. That damn dog has everything.
If you've ever smelled marijuana smoke in your life, you know the scent when it's enveloping you. When someone drops a glassine envelope filled with white powder out of their purse after a drug bust, it's a pretty safe to assume that it contains drugs.
KillerB great point I was wondering if I was the only person who thought the idea of a police stop under those circumstances was a fishing expedition?
I am far from an admirer of Paris, but the responses I'm seeing have more to do with a culture that would rather gossip and judge than consider that a free society has to be very careful the police don't become overly intrusive when dealing with free men.
It's a well documented fact that most humans do not have a well developed sense of smell. I understand you can smell weed from a distance, but to say you can follow a vapor trail on one of the busiest streets in the world, behind moving cars as you move thought all the cig smoke and car exhaust is a stretch. Unless of course you are the one and only Mc Gruff the crime dog.
"..Las Vegas nightclub mogul Cy Waits"?? Didn't Waits just get sacked by Steve Wynn? "Moguls" don't get fired. Wynn is the mogul, Waits was the staff. I'm not really sure what Hilton is, but I'd suggest the label "celebutramp"
ever work on the strip? its not hard to follow the cars being greenhoused. no matter how busy it is. the problem is, its not like nyc where its busy and fast, people are constantly moving slowly on the strip. its not hard to trail a smoking car in vegas on the strip at night when the traffic is VERY LOW!
they need to lock this wench up and throw away the key. put her in with gen pop and watch her get her rear end whipped. i hate this wench. why couldnt metro shoot her instead? that would be a worthwhile shoot!
sandy_astroglide -- think about it. Again, how does one ID smoke coming out of a moving vehicle on a street as crowded as Las Vegas Blvd. as contraband? Or assume anything about anything in a purse NOT opened except by police order? And always wanted to ask you why did you pick a user name the same as an intimate lubricant?
amainstreamguy -- regardless of what one thinks about Hilton, she's as entitled as any of us to enjoy that zone of privacy the Bill of Rights provides. The distressing part is the biggest violators are those who swore oaths to support and uphold those very limits.
I like that line from Larry Flynt after his win in the highest court, something along the lines of "If the [Bill of Rights] protects a scumbag like me, just think of what it will do for the rest of you."
killerb, these celebs get special treatment...and it needs to stop. this skank will get a fine and be sent on her way. if it was me or any other poster in this article we would get fined, jailed, trial, and a felony record. this skank will get a civil penalty and spend 2 hours in rehab.
If the purse isn't hers, then she needs to identify the person who owns it. If she does not, that's obstruction of justice, and she could/should be charged accordingly.
In and out in 3 hours??? Thats not special treatment? Most people average 20 hours after posting bail. SHe was probably still high after 3 hours.
Sorry but let's make an example out of both of them... How about finding out where the "products" came from as well. This is prime time right before a crazy holiday weekend in Vegas..
Martha Stewart did her time, face the music Miss hotel heiress. It just jumped right in the purse right?
2 Words...personal responsibility,,,,,,
Why is everything everybody elses fault...
Man up to it .... your purse, your cocaine in the purse.... now deal with the the reprecussions.....
Shayne7 - Actually, 3 hours for a non-violent walkthough booking is normal. Vegas on a weekend has that kind of an effect on CCDC.
Sandy_astroglide has already explained what appears to have happened, but apparently you conspiracy theorists still don't get it.
1) A vehicle on The Strip at 11:22pm on a Friday night is more likely than not stopped in traffic. A motorcycle cop, w/ a 3/4 helmet could easily smell marijuana smoke coming from an open window of a stopped vehicle.
2) the police did not "search" her bag for cocaine. It fell out when she voluntarily opened the bag and removed her lip balm.
ill bet anything this is just a publicity stunt.
I believe her.
FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! FREE PARIS! vv
Travis go out to the Net and Google 'human sense of smell.' You will find that the sense of smell in humans has a wide degree of variation in sensitivity due to genetics. On top of that the officer may or may not have a cold or allergies. I would be less concerned if the road was empty and there was only one other car at a stop light, but that wasn't the case. I just can't see being able to identify a specific car with enough certainty that you are not going to intrude on an innocents privacy unless the motorcycle cop is splitting the lanes between cars when they are stopped and leaning over the open windows.
When you are dealing with the law and what evidence is creditable the courts need to verify that the instrument used for gathering the evidence is constant and reliable. Take for example a radar gun. They are calibrated, and tested and only then are the readings they take admissible as evidence. We do this because other wise it is too easy to find yourself on a slippery slope.
It is no conspiracy to say that from time to time there have been cases where the police have had their wrists slapped for fishing expeditions. So if you are going to believe in the sense of smell argument why not trust an officer's hunch that an individual gave him a suspicious guilty look and have him empty their pockets? After all some gifted officers with experience have an excellent track record when it comes to their hunches?
Four grams or more may meet minimum requirement for cocaine trafficing in the state of Nevada, a minimum of one year in prison. For details, see:
Paris Hilton Case
http://www.reconpresseusa.com
@amainstreetguy - Then, to follow your logic, if the sense of smell varies greatly among humans, this officer could have an above average sense of smell. Adding to that the fact that police are trained to identify various drugs, the story is plausible in my mind.
Does Paris have Chessnoff's number on speed dial??
Before judging the PD let's see their report first. I bet Miss Hilton and Mr. Waits had better get better representation than the sidewalk lawyers that are informing us of the law in our discussion fourm. Myself I would chose Mattlock.
Travis police officers are given vision tests, I am not aware they are given tests for their sense of smell. Perhaps the officer has a better than average sense of smell, perhaps not. So how would you feel about the ones who have a lousy sense of smell pulling you over on fishing expedition?
This isn't about Paris getting her's, it is about the rest of us.
Let's get those Bush tax cuts for the wealtiest 3% extended so the Hilton family can afford the outrageous attorney fees to keep poor little Paris free and safe.
I hate the term, "White trash." But In Paris Hilton's case, I'll not object to its use.
This is really the best use of the LVPD?
Really possession of drugs for personal use by tourists and those who contribute to the local economy?
What happens in Vegas gets you brought up on charges?
In the current economic environment one should look at the main source of revenue for Las Vegas.
Casinos, without tourist Las Vegas dies plain and simple. The last thing we need is the celebrity in crowd to find somewhere else to make the next hot spot and leave Vegas to rot in the desert sun. Why do people care so much about what people do in their personal lives? Worry about yourself and hope the casinos can keep bringing in the tourist or it's Ghost Town USA.
why are we picking on this cop? its not hard to smell weed, and see smoke flowing out of windows, and then follow the vehicle before pulling it over probably smelling the trail of it along the way.
if i ever see this cop on the street, this one ill thank for his service!
but like any other skank slut celebrity, im sure she will be sentenced to times served and nothing more.
i say vegas should make examples of these people, think OJ!
Her mugshot photo clearly shows no fear. In fact, it almost suggests a "is that all you got on me?" mentality. She is so used to posing for pictures that I think it is natural for her but at least have some fear in there somewhere...
Has Paris ever been to Rehab?
that mugshot is for her new book she will write...how to traffic drugs without daddy knowing
sigtwenty -- I don't take childish posts as relevant to any Discussion here, name-calling being the height of childishness.
"If the purse isn't hers, then she needs to identify the person who owns it. If she does not, that's obstruction of justice, and she could/should be charged accordingly."
Teaser -- you missed the point. I questioned why the purse was open, particularly if it was by police order. In typical fashion this article wasn't clear on this point. Otherwise the Fourth Amendment trumps all obstruction laws.
"Before judging the PD let's see their report first."
Aaronboy -- given Metro's history of lying and coverups (Detective Yant's recent outing comes to mind), the police report isn't a credible source of anything but justifying the arrest.
"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." -- Thomas Jefferson, letter to Isaac H Tiffany (1819)
It's very apparent that many of the posters above have never been on a motorcycle. I can attest that when you are on a motorcycle, even while wearing a full face helmet, you know if the vehicle in front of you has cigarette smokers, cigar smokers, or pot smokers. The smell is very strong to a non-smoker.
Sigtwenty -- I'm guessing your name refers to your age.
"This is really the best use of the LVPD?"
Getting a drunk driver (who refused a free limo ride to Henderson) off the streets? Yes, yes it is.
It's better than letting Undercover Vice use taxpayer funds to party with hookers and get massages, wouldn't you agree?
"Really possession of drugs for personal use by tourists and those who contribute to the local economy?"
At the moment, it's illegal. I for one am for regulation of marijuana, but my personal beliefs or use don't change the legality of it. Besides...
Paris Hilton literally doesn't contribute anything to the local economy. She doesn't pay for hotel rooms or alcohol, it's all comped. Unless you're referring to the local drug trade and Valtrax suppliers, then I'm mistaken.
"What happens in Vegas gets you brought up on charges?"
Spend a night in the holding tank at CCDC and ask your new mates to answer that question. The only law that's different here than in any other major city is the open container laws.
When someone gets arrested for "suspicion of felony cocaine possession" (or any possession charge) do they get drug tested or their blood drawn or is it only if you're behind the wheel (DUI)? I am curious.
Does anyone know??
Thanks.
It doesn't even matter if it was her's or not. It was found on her. And she has prior arrests.
Put her in a cell with OJ, he likes blonds.
The better part of PH ran down her old man's leg.
This was bad judgement by Paris and her BF. My step daughter hangs with Paris now and then, she is really a nice person. As for not helping the Vegas economy... think again, many appearances are yes,paid by clubs but many of her fans come to these casinos and clubs to see her,staying overnight, party, gamble and have fun, and I am sure Paris leaves some money behind in the form of her shopping. Many here seem to hate the rich and party crowd but Vegas is built for them and hires many bodies to keep them happy, and as this arrest eludes, unhappy..so really no special favors were done, if so they would have been whisked away their PR rep and Metro would have gone on the the next crime. They got busted, she still looks hot in the mug shot, deal with it! I can never figure why they don't have a driver if they are going to start the party early..
By KillerB
Aug. 30, 2010
3:36 p.m.
"sigtwenty -- I don't take childish posts as relevant to any Discussion here, name-calling being the height of childishness."
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Posted 2.5 hours after your post calling everyone else here a "herd of buffoons".
Pot, meet kettle.
Why doesn't Paris name the "friend" who put the cocaine in her purse so the police can find the real perpetrator??
sandy_ -- "buffoons" is a description, a long way from the dirty name sigtwenty used for Hilton. If you can't tell the difference then we have nothing more to post to each other. Except your answer to my earlier question.
no reason, I just find it funny how some people seem to have gotten sand in their astroglide. Why KillerB? Are you a murderer?
petef -
Are you sure your step daughter doesn't have a coke problem to go with that low self-esteem? Kidding!
Look, I agree with you that Paris is "a nice person." She even called me sexy once. But I stand my earlier assertation that Paris doesn't contribute anything. Nobody is coming to Vegas casinos because Paris is there. I'm fairly certain your typical clubber was going to get plastered SOMEWHERE in Vegas regardless of who is "Hosting."
As for her actual monetary contributions...anything she buys (not gifted, which is the norm) is off-set by her comps. She doesn't pay for booze or food, she doesn't pay for hotel rooms, she doesn't gamble, and she doesn't tip.
This isn't speculation, this from my own repeated first-hand interactions.
"When someone gets arrested for "suspicion of felony cocaine possession" (or any possession charge) do they get drug tested or their blood drawn or is it only if you're behind the wheel (DUI)? I am curious."
Normally a blood draw is not conducted for possession charges...The tests are expensive and a search warrant or consent is needed to draw the blood....For a DUI, you are required by law to submit to evidentiary testing of your blood or breath.
As to why they took her into a casino for "her privacy," have you ever been on the strip and seen the amount of people that stop and block traffic to watch a traffic stop?
With a person like Hilton, I would have also moved the investigation elsewhere just to get the traffic moving and make things easier and safer for all concerned. You never know what a tanked up fan of Hilton's would do to "try to help" her.
"According to the arrest report, Hilton claimed the cocaine in her purse wasn't hers, but other items found in her purse, including Zig Zag rolling papers and a broken Albuterol tablet, were hers."
Not sure if anyone sees this, but how can a few things in a purse be hers...especially a purse that is in close proximity to where she is and she seems to be either staying close to, hanging out with, and/or in possession of...but some other things aren't hers? It must be an incredible arrangement to have a purse where you can pick and choose what is yours and what's not.
It was said in another report that she reached into that purse for some lip balm. Huh? If this isn't her purse, how come she reaches in and grabs lip balm from someone else's purse? Does Paris Hilton indeed possess mesmeric powers of deduction by osmosis what is in a purse that isn't hers?
Cocaine in her purse, combined with a drug charge (which was dismissed) overseas when she was at the World Cup Games in South Africa, seem to point that she has some kind of mental/physical/psychological dependency to an expensive and highly addictive drug. And since it was readily available to her, and somewhat out in the open, shows she has thrown caution to the wind and must have it. No matter the risk of getting caught.
The purse contains rolling papers. The original reason for the stop was the smell of an illegal drug wafting out of the air smelled by the LVMPD bicycle police. So, the inference is there. Seems like Paris enjoys not only a toot of yay yoh, but also another so called recreational drug.
The Albuterol tablet is indeed a prescription drug. But not for humans. It is a prescription used by veterinarians as medicine for horses. But, in the back alley world of the rich and shameless and those who are concerned with weight, it is HIGHLY desired and needed amongst the beautiful people set to keep weight down to ridiculous proportions for photo opportunities at all times. And I'm not exactly sure what impact a horse medicine has on humans, but I'd probably be willing to bet it's not good.
We are indeed seeing the secret world of Paris Hilton, the junkie. And it appears that Paris Hilton does indeed possess talent. But not the kind acceptable to society.
That excuse works so well in the hood every night. I mean, she wouldn't lie or anything like that.
She's still hot.
She says the purse wasn't hers but she knew it had lip balm in it. What's wrong with that picture? I guess she thinks everybody is stupid and the law doesn't apply to her, just like Lohan does.
too bad O.J. is locked up, otherwise he could search out the real cocaine user.
I think the look on Ms. Hilton's face is more like, "Darn, I did it again".
She should've said the purse belonged to Lindsay Lohan.
This is another Metro cover-up. I bet we never see the surveillance video of the incident. Paris is an upstanding member of the community and would never do anything wrong. She's a successful businesswoman who has done well for herself, despite being cut off from all the money she was entitled to for being a Hilton.
Too bad we can't get her to shop at Costco.
shes still hot? she was always cheap looking, and ugly too. it takes a lot of money to look that crappy
So she wasn't charged with-
Falsifying information to a police officer.
Possession of drug paraphernalia.
Possession of a controlled substance methamphetamine without a prescription.
No special treatment, eh?
I am sure her grandfather is very proud of her - NOT..and obviously her parents don't give a S**T..and every crook in prison "didn't do it"..possession whether its yours or not is a felony..so if they let this skank go, that will show how the courts favor celebrities...if that was any one of us, well....see you at Alcatraz !!
So Paris,,,if it wasn't yours - who's was it? are you gonna hang one of your friends out to dry?? take the rap for you?? huh? You a truly stand-up friend Paris...Metro and the courts should kick your ass to jail..whats this - the 3rd time arrested for drugs that we know of?
<its not hard to smell weed, and see smoke flowing out of windows, and then follow the vehicle before pulling it over probably smelling the trail of it along the way.>
Totally agree. My guess is they had the windows open an inch or two to get the air circulating in the car so their clothes didn't reek of it and the cop smelled it. And YES you can pick up the smell of marijuana wafting from a car on the street.
In our local paper, it made mentioned of how she denied the purse was her's even though it contained her ID, credit cards, money, etc. She was inside the hotel when she opened the purse and she opened it voluntarily to get her expensive lip gloss (the last thing I'd be worrying about is if I had lipstick on!). That's when the coke fell out. The police DID ask whose purse it was if it wasn't hers. Like a chick like her has to BORROW a purse from someone else when she most likely has a dozen with her for a short trip to Vegas.
Well, see, from Paris' point of view, that slimey Lindsay Lohan had leapt into her spotlight and poor Paris had to snort her way back.
So she skunked her a trail to get nabbed on purpose!
Then when all the familiar lights and pressures pushed her to do something like fiddle with her lipstick, POOF! The rest is history, and she may get to do a little time TOO!
What a bunch of blow hards......Come on, who really cares? Do you care if Paris Hilton uses Cocaine? Why? Give me one good anwer other than the Standard: Because its against the Law. OR, the second standard: Because I don't use Cocaine, She does, and I'm a better "person" for this fact. Many Self Serving Statements here from the "prohibition" crowd. The fact in this Case: Someone @ Metro needs a "silver star" on there Resume for the Day. These two are an easy target. In Case you don't know what the real question is: When is the United States going to stop arresting people for using drugs? How is the Violence in our Cities, and on our Southern Border linked to "Illegal" drugs? Who benefits as a result of our current policies? These last two sentences are the most important, the key to undestanding what the "War on drugs" is for. It is for the benefit of our own "Legitimate" drug producers, Alcohol Conglomerates(Inbev), and the moral rallying point of many Religons in this Country. Evil, Evil, drug users, shame on them. FACT: More Persons are adicted to, and use, legal drugs than those that smoke Pot, or use Cocaine. FACT: It is generally accepted that those who are addicted to say...Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Xanex, Valium, and my favorites, the Anti-Depressants, are OK with it, after all: A Doctor Prescribed it to me. This is nothing more than legal drug users claiming they have Science, the Law, and usually God on their side. Lighten up on Paris, get your own Life. Try to stop judging others, really. You feel better talking down to someone, or at someone. Any idea what that means? I think She is great, an American Icon of sorts. She is stuningly beutifull, I Love Her.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Ask use_your_head!
I look way better than that guy!! She should date me!..Ohh I don't do drugs so I don't qualify.
Well we all know Use_Your_Head is a coke head!! If you think she is stunnigly beutiful..then I know you are COKED out as you were typing those useless words!! American Icon?? Are you kidding me? Wow..this is what we have in Vegas?? I hope to god you are unemployeed, because Vegas does not need you working a well paying job with good benefits while on drugs!!
According to the arrest report, Hilton claimed the cocaine in her purse wasn't hers, but other items found in her purse, including Zig Zag rolling papers and a broken Albuterol tablet, were hers along with the $1300 and credit cards.
It doesn't matter if the coke was hers or not, she was caught with it.
What a bimbo
When did she get the big boobs?
johnniek,I was wondering the same thing!
"low-grade felony",she would only get probation? Are you serious?!
Is this common for police to pull people over while their tailgating on the strip?
I am not a supporter of illegal activity, but give a girl a break.
Here's a challenge for the Sun-Will you please tell us how many other people this has happened to in the last year?
Paris may not be innocent, but she should be treated fairly and not targeted because she is rich and famous.
How did this cop smell smoke??? Just some more BS from metro.
Aprilgirl12, the vehicle was pulled over by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) bicycle patrol officers on the Strip. Because the Strip tends to get really crowded with vehicle traffic at that time of night, LVMPD finds it is far more useful to use bicycles to get around congested traffic jams on the Strip.
It has been reported that the bicycle officers went past the vehicle and smelled marijuana coming out the window. Not because of tailgating. Because in the traffic on a Friday night on the Strip, everyone kind of tailgates. That's what happens in traffic jams.
That was the probable cause used to question the occupants of that vehicle.
From every indication, LVMPD didn't know who was in that vehicle...only that an illegal activity was going on inside. Also from every indication, they didn't do this to specifically target Paris Hilton nor any other celebrity. Also, from everything I see, if Paris Hilton wasn't involved in using illegal drugs, she wouldn't have received any notice at all.
Wolfdog,
Have you ever smelled smoke coming from a car, or a house, or apartment, and found that the occupants were smoking cigarettes?
MJ smoke has a very distinct odor, and it doesn't take a brain surgeon to tell that it is being smoked...
From a bike on the strip, very easy to find the vehicle that has the smokers in it...
Not BS, happens all the time, I have even smelled marijuana coming from a car on the highway, smoke goes into your A/C and you smell it. Not rocket science pal!
Paris Hilton is the quintessential American woman with 21st century sex appeal! Beauty, brains, character, talent and a good old-fashioned "can do" spirit.
She did nothing wrong. Can the cops prove there was marijuana smoke coming out of the vehicle? NO!! Can they prove the purse was hers? NO!!
Metro has no case. I know they probably sent the computers with the surveillance video to a forensics lab in California, but we'll never see them. This is another Metro cover-up!!
She was in possession of narcotics, doesn't matter if the purse belonged to Mother Theresa, the drugs were in her possession. As far as her "beauty", "brains", "character", and "talent", she doesn't have a discernible amount of any of them.
actually 3 hours for a walk through is a joke... Ive seen PLENTY of people make it through in 12 hours.. and that was quick! and yes those were for walk throughs.. been in this business a long time (bail) and she definetly got sepcial treatment
When she said the purse wasn't hers, if I were the cop, I would have said "ok, then show me your purse". Busted...
"it wasn't mine". genius. she must have paid her lawyers a fortune for that little gem.
the girls a head job, its a wonder the transport officer wasn't rejected at the jailhouse gate. look at the problems she caused the last time she showed up at someones jail.
she needs a padded room at an appropriate facility.
Let's get real here, how many other people her age, no matter what their income or social status, party hearty in LV? Personally, I realize how fortunate I am that I don't need all that illegal stuff to get my groove on, but I don't care if you need it, as long as you keep it to yourself. Its not her fault the traffic moves so slow. She probably thought it was a tailgate party.
Maybe we should decriminalize drugs, we sure haven't been able to do much about the drugs running rampant in our society. If a person wants drugs, they can obviously get them. Prescription drug abuse is more common than street drug abuse.
Oh Johnnie
That's a pushup bra and a little secret we girls like to call "veal cutlets". Much less expensive and far less painful than breast augmentation.