Hilton arrested on drug charges
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August 29, 2010, Sunday
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PARIS Hilton was arrested on the Las Vegas Strip late on Friday after police saw a cloud of what they suspected was marijuana smoke wafting from a Cadillac Escalade driven by her boyfriend, then found a small amount of cocaine in her possession.
A crowd quickly gathered near the scene on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Wynn Las Vegas resort shortly before midnight, and Hilton was taken into the hotel "to keep her safe" during the initial investigation, a police spokesman said.
The 29-year-old socialite and Las Vegas nightclub mogul Cy Waits were booked into the Clark County jail, police said. Hilton was released early yesterday morning without bail.
Officer Marcus Martin said police found Hilton had a substance that tests later showed to be cocaine, but he did not say how much was found. She was arrested on a felony cocaine possession charge.
If convicted, Hilton would get probation, but any violation would be punishable by one to four years in jail.
Hilton's attorney, David Chesnoff, said yesterday he was still gathering facts about the arrest and cautioned people not to rush to judgment.
Jail records showed that Waits, 34, remained held pending a court appearance on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Hilton's court date was not immediately available.
Hilton hasn't commented on the arrest publicly, although she appeared to be tweeting. She told fans she was in bed watching television and then announced she was going to bed. It was unclear if the tweets were coming from her.
A crowd quickly gathered near the scene on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Wynn Las Vegas resort shortly before midnight, and Hilton was taken into the hotel "to keep her safe" during the initial investigation, a police spokesman said.
The 29-year-old socialite and Las Vegas nightclub mogul Cy Waits were booked into the Clark County jail, police said. Hilton was released early yesterday morning without bail.
Officer Marcus Martin said police found Hilton had a substance that tests later showed to be cocaine, but he did not say how much was found. She was arrested on a felony cocaine possession charge.
If convicted, Hilton would get probation, but any violation would be punishable by one to four years in jail.
Hilton's attorney, David Chesnoff, said yesterday he was still gathering facts about the arrest and cautioned people not to rush to judgment.
Jail records showed that Waits, 34, remained held pending a court appearance on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Hilton's court date was not immediately available.
Hilton hasn't commented on the arrest publicly, although she appeared to be tweeting. She told fans she was in bed watching television and then announced she was going to bed. It was unclear if the tweets were coming from her.
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