Miss Teen Louisiana Arrested, Loses Crown

BOSSIER CITY, La. — Miss Teen Louisiana lost her crown 11 days early after being arrested on charges of leaving a restaurant without paying and carrying marijuana. RPM Productions Inc., the sponsor, took back the title on Tuesday after learning that Lindsey Evans, 18, of Blanchard, had been arrested, president Paula M. Miles said Wednesday.

Evans will have to return her sash and crown, but won't have to return any other prizes or cash equivalents, Miles said.

"She's done a good job this year," Miles said.

A call to Evans' parents' house was not answered Wednesday.

Miles said she had been told that the three women with Evans told police that Evans, alone in the group, had paid her bill. But Bossier City spokesman Mark Natale said Evans admitted not paying.

Bossier City police booked all four on theft charges, three on drug charges and two on drug paraphernalia charges, he said.

Natale said Bossier City police were called to a Posados Cafe restaurant Saturday evening because a group had left without paying $46.07. The manager had found a pocketbook at the table, and police found Evans' driver's license and about 2 grams of suspected marijuana in it, Natale said.

He said officers recognized Evans from the photo when the group returned for the pocketbook.

Miles said she talked with Evans on Monday.

The next Miss Teen Louisiana will be chosen Nov. 1 at a pageant in Lafayette. Michelle Berthelot, Miss Louisiana USA 2008, will crown the winner.

Comments

[Harrier]

Dine and dash and you're out-I agree. We are all born with a name. For some, it's all we have. Don't stain the family name for you will stain all the good will of all the generations before you who treasured it. She is truly a loser

[blogattelle]

marijuana?; -what is it?

[PeepingTom]

Sarah Palin's long-lost kid?

[philosopherkingtomas]

She is HOT, give her a break!

[JimJones1996]

If I were her, I would have told the police that I was rushing to visit a terminally ill child who might have died if I'd waited to pay the bill. And the marijuana was medicinal, to ease the child's suffering. Miss T.L. just wasn't quick enough on her feet.

And yes, Karla, pot occasionally causes stupid mistakes but that pales in comparison to the stupid mistake of outlawing it. Big waste of time, money and energy banning a product that has caused ZERO fatalities.

It's the same thing our society has done with homosexuality. Created an environment where people feel they need to hide something that's benign and ought to be perfectly legal in every way.

For a comic take on this topic, do a YouTube search for "MAYBE GAY RAY."

[zizyphus]

Miss Teen is just a kid- give her a break. There are some very mean spirited remarks here...as well as some amusing ones. This is a teenager we are talking about. So they smoked a little herb, them and other 25 million Americans, big deal.

Did they really dine and dash, or did they just space it?

[1will]

I don't feel bad for this girl. I feel bad for the waitresses out there making a couple of dollars per hour that have the "Dine And Dash" meals taken out of their wages.

[Zofomofo]

waaaaaa!

[philosopherkingtomas]

Presidential Pardon for this beauty !
2nd chance

[MovingtoNorway]

She's got a future. I hear they'll be looking for a new governor in Alaska .

[KevinFitzz]

Hummm... Smoke a little 'erb, get the munchies, and do a "dine and dash"? What's wrong with that?

[Archivist1000]

I had a sad moment for Hillary the other day when she said (paraphrasing) that nobody should
'assume' anything .... a lesson she learned the hard way, to be sure!

Hillary understands that while a candidate can be the frontrunner for a long time, at the end of the day, all that really counts, is the VOTE .... it would be a shame if Obama supporters took victory for granted, and stayed home on November 4.

GO VOTE EARLY if you can .... but VOTE ! Take NOTHING for granted, it aint over 'till it's OVER ....

GO VOTE EARLY if you can ... you or someone you love might get sick on Nov 3 or 4 and you
might be unable to go!

GO VOTE EARLY if you can .... there may be problems at the precincts .... don't be caught out !

GO VOTE EARLY if you can ... Obama has been working his butt off for 2 yrs, just for this one
DAY .... don't let him down, when he needs YOU

GO VOTE EARLY if you can .... elections are won one vote at a time, and the result lasts 4 yrs!

[starcasmdotnet]

With only two weeks left of her reign, perhaps this was a brilliant publicity stunt?...... Nah! But, if she plays her card right, we might be seeing the birth of the southern Paris Hilton! (Perhaps she could change her name to London Howard Johnson)

Check out http://www.starcasm.net to see Lindsey Evans' latest crime caper! (HINT: It involves broken glass and a movie poster)

[KarlaElisa]

WHAT a drag.....I actually feel bad for her.

Sadly, Pot causes stupid mistakes to be made.

[Zofomofo]

Oh smoke some weed and shut up.

[alamacTHC]

Wow.

I think beauty pageants are silly, and most beauty queens I have known (including a couple of my ex-wives) confirm the general silliness of the whole concept, BUT:

When are we going to quit destroying peoples' lives over possession of cannabis? It's not like she possessed tobacco or something! Enough with the foolish arrests already. This will follow the lovely girl for the rest of her life, and THAT is a shame.

[deshard]

Just for the record, the photo on main HuffPost page is not of the girl from Louisiana, that's the reigning Miss Teen USA. HuffPost should probably make the correction.

[SatinPanties]

I heard that McCan'ts campaign have already contacted her to be on standby in case Palin drops out of the race.