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06-26-2007, 04:07 PM
Paris Hilton in `good spirits' as she's released from LA jail
By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
It's back to the not-so-solitary-life for Paris Hilton, who walked out of jail early Tuesday into a gathering of cameras and reporters, flashing a beaming smile and waving to the frenzied crowd.
Hilton smiled and waved as she filed past sheriff's deputies and the media, her blond hair pulled back in a braided ponytail. Her parents, Kathy and Rick Hilton, waited in a black sport utility vehicle. Hilton hurried to the vehicle, where she hugged her mother through the SUV's window.
The celebutante and her parents then drove to her grandparents' mansion in fashionable Holmby Hills. She spent the morning behind the mansion's gates while people in more than a dozen cars came and went.
At one point, a black Cadillac Escalade carrying balloons and a cake with the words "Welcome Home" in pink frosting arrived. At another, a van from Dream Catchers Hair Extensions, Hilton's own company, passed through the gates. Dream Catchers receptionist Crystal Armijo confirmed the heiress was having extensions added to her hair.
Late in the morning a police officer went inside the mansion and came out a few minutes later to announce that the family would not be making a statement Tuesday.
"There's not going to be a press conference today," said police Sgt. B. Anthony Roberts.
The 26-year-old celebutante wrapped up her three-week stay at the all-women's jail in Lynwood at about 12:15 a.m. She had checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility late June 3, largely avoiding the spotlight, after a surprise appearance at the MTV Movie Awards.
The heiress, who was wearing a sage jacket with white trim over a white shirt and skinny jeans, didn't respond to reporters' questions, but said "hi" to some of the spectators.
"She fulfilled her debt. She was obviously in good spirits. She thanked people as she left," said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore.
Chased by photographers in the air and on the street, Hilton eventually made her way from the jail to her grandparents' home.
The star of the TV reality series "The Simple Life" planned to appear on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday.
Her arrival in Holmby Hills initially provoked amusement among residents out for early morning walks.
"What I think is funny is every single news person here apologized to me," said 50-year-old retired attorney Martha Karsh, out for a stroll with her college-age daughter, Katie.
"It's not real news. What's the story here?" asked Karsh, adding that until the TV satellite trucks and other news vehicles crammed the street she was unaware any Hiltons lived in the neighborhood.
Later in the day, as traffic began to back up for blocks and people in cars leaned on their horns, amusement turned to irritation.
"I'm trying to get my daughter to her dance class," an angry Mindy Mann said as she called police on her cell phone.
One passing motorist took both hands off the steering wheel to make an obscene gesture to reporters.
Just before her release, Hilton's lawyer, Richard Hutton, reportedly slipped a note to Harvey Levin, managing editor of celebrity news Web site TMZ.com, that included a penciled-sketch of the heiress in front of cell doors in the Lynwood jail. She thanked Levin for his "fair and unbiased reporting of the events in my case," according to the note posted on the site. It was signed "Paris Hilton" — each letter "i" dotted with a heart.
While she was in custody, Levin repeatedly belittled the judge for the length of the sentence he imposed in Hilton's case, saying anyone else would've served less time.
Hilton will complete her probation in March 2009 as long as she keeps her driver's license current and doesn't break any laws. She can reduce that time by 12 months if she does community service that could include a public-service announcement, the city attorney's office has said.
During her stay at the Lynwood facility, Hilton was mostly confined to a solitary cell in the special needs unit away from the other 2,200 inmates.
After spending only three days there, she was released to home confinement by Sheriff Lee Baca for an unspecified medical condition that he later said was psychological.
The following day, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer, who sentenced the hotel heiress, called her back into court and ordered her returned to jail, saying he had not condoned her release.
Hilton left the courtroom in tears calling for her mother and shouting, "It's not right!"
She was then taken to the downtown Twin Towers jail, which houses men and the county jail's medical treatment center, where she underwent medical and psychiatric exams to determine where she should be confined. Eventually she was returned to Lynwood.
Hilton's Twin Towers stay cost taxpayers $1,109.78 a day, more than 10 times the cost of housing inmates in the general population.
Her early release caused a firestorm of criticism over whether Hilton was getting special treatment because of her wealth and fame. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has launched an investigation and was to meet with Baca on Tuesday to discuss the matter.
At least one person has filed a claim against the county alleging she "had serious medical issues" but was not treated as well.
A few days into her stint at the Twin Towers medical ward, Hilton said in a phone call to ABC News' Barbara Walters that she had a new outlook.
"I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute," she said, according to an account posted on ABC's Web site.
Hilton's path to jail began Sept. 7, when she failed a sobriety test after police saw her weaving down a street in her car on what she said was a late-night run to a hamburger stand.
She pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.
In the months that followed, she was stopped twice by officers who discovered her driving with a suspended license. The second stop landed her in Sauer's courtroom, where he sentenced her to 45-days in jail. She was released after three weeks for reasons including good behavior.
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Associated Press writer Raquel Maria Dillon contributed to this story.
As you read this...........
She's throwin back Martini's and snortin rails off some Latino's kakk !
By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
It's back to the not-so-solitary-life for Paris Hilton, who walked out of jail early Tuesday into a gathering of cameras and reporters, flashing a beaming smile and waving to the frenzied crowd.
Hilton smiled and waved as she filed past sheriff's deputies and the media, her blond hair pulled back in a braided ponytail. Her parents, Kathy and Rick Hilton, waited in a black sport utility vehicle. Hilton hurried to the vehicle, where she hugged her mother through the SUV's window.
The celebutante and her parents then drove to her grandparents' mansion in fashionable Holmby Hills. She spent the morning behind the mansion's gates while people in more than a dozen cars came and went.
At one point, a black Cadillac Escalade carrying balloons and a cake with the words "Welcome Home" in pink frosting arrived. At another, a van from Dream Catchers Hair Extensions, Hilton's own company, passed through the gates. Dream Catchers receptionist Crystal Armijo confirmed the heiress was having extensions added to her hair.
Late in the morning a police officer went inside the mansion and came out a few minutes later to announce that the family would not be making a statement Tuesday.
"There's not going to be a press conference today," said police Sgt. B. Anthony Roberts.
The 26-year-old celebutante wrapped up her three-week stay at the all-women's jail in Lynwood at about 12:15 a.m. She had checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility late June 3, largely avoiding the spotlight, after a surprise appearance at the MTV Movie Awards.
The heiress, who was wearing a sage jacket with white trim over a white shirt and skinny jeans, didn't respond to reporters' questions, but said "hi" to some of the spectators.
"She fulfilled her debt. She was obviously in good spirits. She thanked people as she left," said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore.
Chased by photographers in the air and on the street, Hilton eventually made her way from the jail to her grandparents' home.
The star of the TV reality series "The Simple Life" planned to appear on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday.
Her arrival in Holmby Hills initially provoked amusement among residents out for early morning walks.
"What I think is funny is every single news person here apologized to me," said 50-year-old retired attorney Martha Karsh, out for a stroll with her college-age daughter, Katie.
"It's not real news. What's the story here?" asked Karsh, adding that until the TV satellite trucks and other news vehicles crammed the street she was unaware any Hiltons lived in the neighborhood.
Later in the day, as traffic began to back up for blocks and people in cars leaned on their horns, amusement turned to irritation.
"I'm trying to get my daughter to her dance class," an angry Mindy Mann said as she called police on her cell phone.
One passing motorist took both hands off the steering wheel to make an obscene gesture to reporters.
Just before her release, Hilton's lawyer, Richard Hutton, reportedly slipped a note to Harvey Levin, managing editor of celebrity news Web site TMZ.com, that included a penciled-sketch of the heiress in front of cell doors in the Lynwood jail. She thanked Levin for his "fair and unbiased reporting of the events in my case," according to the note posted on the site. It was signed "Paris Hilton" — each letter "i" dotted with a heart.
While she was in custody, Levin repeatedly belittled the judge for the length of the sentence he imposed in Hilton's case, saying anyone else would've served less time.
Hilton will complete her probation in March 2009 as long as she keeps her driver's license current and doesn't break any laws. She can reduce that time by 12 months if she does community service that could include a public-service announcement, the city attorney's office has said.
During her stay at the Lynwood facility, Hilton was mostly confined to a solitary cell in the special needs unit away from the other 2,200 inmates.
After spending only three days there, she was released to home confinement by Sheriff Lee Baca for an unspecified medical condition that he later said was psychological.
The following day, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer, who sentenced the hotel heiress, called her back into court and ordered her returned to jail, saying he had not condoned her release.
Hilton left the courtroom in tears calling for her mother and shouting, "It's not right!"
She was then taken to the downtown Twin Towers jail, which houses men and the county jail's medical treatment center, where she underwent medical and psychiatric exams to determine where she should be confined. Eventually she was returned to Lynwood.
Hilton's Twin Towers stay cost taxpayers $1,109.78 a day, more than 10 times the cost of housing inmates in the general population.
Her early release caused a firestorm of criticism over whether Hilton was getting special treatment because of her wealth and fame. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has launched an investigation and was to meet with Baca on Tuesday to discuss the matter.
At least one person has filed a claim against the county alleging she "had serious medical issues" but was not treated as well.
A few days into her stint at the Twin Towers medical ward, Hilton said in a phone call to ABC News' Barbara Walters that she had a new outlook.
"I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute," she said, according to an account posted on ABC's Web site.
Hilton's path to jail began Sept. 7, when she failed a sobriety test after police saw her weaving down a street in her car on what she said was a late-night run to a hamburger stand.
She pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.
In the months that followed, she was stopped twice by officers who discovered her driving with a suspended license. The second stop landed her in Sauer's courtroom, where he sentenced her to 45-days in jail. She was released after three weeks for reasons including good behavior.
___
Associated Press writer Raquel Maria Dillon contributed to this story.
As you read this...........
She's throwin back Martini's and snortin rails off some Latino's kakk !