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  • "Honey Boo Boo" Star Mama June Hit With Felony Drug Possession Charges

    "Honey Boo Boo" Star Mama June Hit With Felony Drug Possession Charges

    The reality star and her beau were arrested last March following a domestic incident at a gas station in Alabama.

    A grand jury in Alabama has charged reality television star “Mama” June Shannon with possession of a controlled substance stemming from a March 2019 arrest with her boyfriend, Gene Doak.

    According to court documents obtained by The Blast, a review of evidence by the Grand Jury of Macon County, levied felony charges against Shannon and Doak for possession of cocaine, as well as a misdemeanor charge of possession for a pipe found by police during a search of their vehicle at a gas station during the aforementioned arrest.

    As People magazine noted, a conviction on the former charge could carry prison sentences for both Shannon and Doak.

    Arrested At The Gas Station

    Shannon and Doak were arrested on March 13, 2019 after police were summoned by a report of a domestic incident involving the pair at a gas station in Alabama.

    Upon arrival, a search of the vehicle and the couple themselves turned up a hypodermic needle, a pill bottle containing a white controlled substance, and a glass pipe containing white residue, which Shannon reportedly told police was crack cocaine. Shannon also claimed at the time of the arrest that everything in the car belonged to her.

    Both Shannon and Doak had bail set for $11,000, and were ordered to appear in court. A spokesperson for the Macon County District Attorney’s office said that the couple was slated to appear at an arraignment on Friday, September 13, 2019, but both failed to appear before the judge. A second court date was not confirmed.

    A statement issued her WE TV reality series, Mama June: From Not to Hot, said that June had remained in Alabama after the arrest, and was prevented from leaving the state until after the hearing.

    Family Intervention

    As shown on the series’ 2019 season finale, Shannon briefly entered an in-treatment patient facility in North Carolina after her family – including daughters Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon – staged an intervention in regard to her alleged drug use. But after 12 hours at the facility, she left with Doak and was arrested at the aforementioned gas station two days later.

    Possession of cocaine in the state of Alabama is a Class C felony, which can carry a sentence of between one and 10 years in prison and a monetary fine of up to $15,000 if the amount of cocaine in question is less than 28 grams.

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • "Chrisley Knows Best" Star Avoids Meth Possession Charges

    "Chrisley Knows Best" Star Avoids Meth Possession Charges

    Kyle Chrisley was arrested last month after police found meth in a cup inside of his car.

    Felony drug possession charges have been dropped for Kyle Chrisley, though he still faces a second and more serious charge of making terroristic threats against his ex-wife.

    TMZ reported that Chrisley—the eldest son of real estate businessman and reality television star Todd Chrisley—will no longer face charges for possession of methamphetamine, for which he was arrested in Oklahoma in May 2019.

    According to TMZ, the drugs in question were found in a cup in his car after police pulled him over for a broken taillight. The drugs were not on his person, which presented a greater challenge to prosecutors. However, the charges of threats against his wife remain on the books in Georgia, though Chrisley was released on his own recognizance.

    Chrisley, whose struggle with drug dependency was showcased during his single-season run on Chrisley Knows Best, was booked into Okmulgee County Jail for felony possession of methamphetamine.

    TMZ provided body camera footage of police officers discovering a bag containing what was described as methamphetamine in a cup holder located in the center console of Chrisley’s car.

    Because the drugs were found in the car and not on Chrisley’s person, TMZ stated that law enforcement officials with the Okmulgee County District Court had declined to prosecute him for the possession charge. Prosecutors apparently faced a greater challenge in gaining a conviction under such circumstances.

    TMZ also reported that given more serious charges Chrisley faced in Georgia, Okmulgee County decided to drop the drug charges. When Chrisley was arrested for the drug charges, the county also held him for an open warrant issued January 2019 in Dekalb County, Georgia. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Chrisley had allegedly sent several texts that threaten his estranged wife, Alexus.

    In one text, Chrisley reportedly told Alexus that he would “take care of this problem with you because if I’m not with you nobody will be [sic].” When asked if he was issuing a threat, Chrisley allegedly responded by writing, “yes: it was. Goodbye,” and also reportedly sent images to his ex-wife that showed him using drugs and holding a gun to his head.

    TMZ posted a mugshot of Chrisley and reported that he had been “booked” for issuing the alleged threats before being released.

    Chrisley has had several run-ins with the law in the past half-decade.

    Custody of Chloe was eventually granted to his father Todd Chrisley. In an interview with the British press, Kyle Chrisley accused his father of using his daughter to attract viewers to his reality show.

    View the original article at thefix.com