Paris Hilton Dodges Felony, Jail for Vegas Coke Bust
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Paris Hilton isn't going back to the slammer.
As part of a plea deal, the star will plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of drug possession and obstructing an officer for her August arrest in Las Vegas, in which police discovered cocaine in her purse.
The Associated Press reports that Hilton, 29, will avoid a more serious felony charge, which could have put her in prison for up to four years. Instead, she'll serve a year of probation, pay a $2000 fine, complete a drug abuse program and serve 200 hours of community service.
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Clark County District Attorney David Roger told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Hilton will be kept on a tight leash during her probation. "If she is arrested for anything besides a minor traffic violation she will spend a year in jail. There will be no discussion."
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Hilton's attorney David Chesnoff added: "Ms. Hilton understands the seriousness of the situation and appreciates the chance she is being given," he told the AP. "She has to stay out of trouble."
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13I second Wendy T. Farris' comment!!I have to also say that she not only didged the Las Vegas bust( and how could she say the coke inside HER purse(no Paris-it was NOT your friends purse...LOL... how could she say it was GUM???Like Wendy said she is a celebutard!!!:) Anyway Paris ALSO dodged drug(marijuana,I think) charges in Corsica AND in South Africa!!! Paris do you know what they do to Americans committing drug offenses abroad??!!If you were just a non-celeb normal citizen like the rest of us you would be sitting in some foreign prison in solitary confinementawaiting you fate...but they just let you go w/out being charged ONLY BECAUSE you are Paris Hilton!!! I say NO ONE is above the law and NO ONE gets special treatment!!!
PUT THIS CELEBUTARD IN JAIL!!!!
I guess Paris Hiltons parents are close to the head of the Las Vegas police as they are to Lee Baca the head of LA Sharifs. Papa Hiltons political connections saved her butt from doing full time. Who knows, but no one is getting Paris's treatment in the Las Vegas system. If she was not who she was she would be in jail for sure. I think Hilton's lawyer is wrong, she does not understand the seriousness of the situation. The way to give Paris Hilton's a piece of mind is not to buy her shoes, her perfume or any of her crap. The money one may send to her may go to support narco traffickers in Colombia as evident in her possession of cocaine and where it's from.
Yeah. This one is just as pathetic as Lindsay Lohan. She thought the coke was gum? I'm sorry, Paris, but even YOU are not that stupid.
This is pathetic! So sick of this broad getting away with EVERYTHING. Just because you're rich and famous, (although I don't understand WHY she's famous) doesn't mean you're above the law. And we all know if it was someone non-famous, they'd be in prison for a long time, so fast, they wouldn't even have time to blink! Ridiculous.
I am so sick of all these celebrities getting away with murder! It's so ridiculous.
I seriously cannot stand this sl*t bag. She just keeps breaking the law over and over again because she never gets into trouble. OMG a $2000 fine?!??! she probably has that in her wallet on a daily basis like I carry dimes and nickels. No wonder celebrities keep up their sh*t...theres no consequences except a slap on the wrist and a pet on the head.
How many chances does this girl get? She and her whole rich family must be laughing their heads off about the lack of consequences for their actions. Are all the judges in America on the take when it comes to "Hollywood" celebrities?
People should start writing the officials. This is ridiculous.
Anyone else would have been in jail for this, no exceptions! These stars are treated unacceptably.
Nothing will be learned of course, no jail, no rehab, just drug abuse and animal hoarding. This will probably not be her last drug bust and the cycle will go on and on and on.
um. possession of cocaine is a misdemeanor now?
Shocker!.....NOT!