'Miss Teen Louisiana' Lindsey Evans skips on restaurant bill, loses crown

by Bithika Khargarhia - October 22, 2008 - 0 comments

Lindsey Evans, the reigning Miss Teen Louisiana USA, and her three girlfriends were arrested over the weekend after they allegedly bolted out of a Bossier City restaurant without paying their bill.

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Lindsey Evans, the reigning Miss Teen Louisiana USA, and her three girlfriends were arrested over the weekend after they allegedly bolted out of a Bossier City restaurant without paying their bill.

Besides the theft charges, the 18-year-old and 5’9” tall Evans was accused of possessing marijuana. Such embarrassing accusations cost the teen beauty queen her crown.

Louisiana cops booked the blond, green-eyed beauty and her friends Saturday night on charges of theft after they left the restaurant without paying the bill of $46.07.

The women were arrested when they re-entered the Posados Cafe in Bossier City, La. to get back Evan’s purse which she had left inside the restaurant.

Mark Natale, a spokesman for the police department, says the girls admitted they intentionally left without paying the bill.

In addition to the theft charge, Evans was booked with charges of marijuana possession after the cops found the drug in her purse.

Morgan Goleman, 18, of North Lakeshore Drive in Caddo Parish, one of Evans’ friends was booked on charges of theft, while the others two faced additional charges of drug possession, Natale said.

Jordan James, the 18-year-od native of Blanchard, was arrested for theft, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of Xanax, while the 22-ear-old Jennifer Martin of Arlington Place in Bossier City was arrested on charges of theft, possession of marijuana as well as possession of drug paraphernalia and having an open container, Natale added.

Evans, who was the third runner-up at this year's Miss Teen USA, and friends were released from jail Sunday after posting bond.

What was more shocking for Evans was that she got stripped of her ‘Miss Teen Louisiana’ title, which otherwise ends in November.

In a statement, Paula Miles, the president of RPM who sponsor the pageant, confirmed that Evans has lost her title. "Lindsey Evans has been part of an organization that believes in opportunities when earned and consequences when warranted. Due to recent circumstances, Lindsey has been relieved of her duties as Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2008 effective immediately."

Lindsey, a graduate of Northwood High School, currently attends Northwestern State University majoring in Broadcast Journalism. She competed in the Miss Louisiana Teen USA pageant in 2007, where she was placed first runner up.