Remember the University of Georgia student, Lily Stewart, the one who went viral for her smiling mugshot? Well, she’s at it again! It turns out she got arrested again, but this time for loitering and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. I mean, who would’ve thought that the girl with the famous mugshot would find herself back in trouble?
It’s like she just can’t stay out of trouble. But hey, can we blame her? I mean, she did become an overnight internet sensation with that smile, so maybe she’s just trying to keep up with her newfound fame. Or maybe she just has some bad luck. Who knows?
According to Athens-Clarke County online records, Stewart, 20, was arrested on Sunday, March 23, for obstruction of a law enforcement officer and loitering/prowling.
Stewart has since posted her $4,600 bond and was released from police custody shortly before 11 a.m.
Stewart first made headlines on March 8 after images of her mugshot surfaced when she was pulled over twice in a matter of minutes for speeding “in excess of maximum limits,” the Georgia State Police shared in a previous police report with Fox News Digital. An officer pulled Stewart over for going 79 mph in a 55 mph zone, according to the report.
Stewart was issued a citation, and approximately two minutes later, she was pulled over again in her 2021 Volvo XC40, going at an even faster rate of speed, clocking in at 84 mph in the 55 mph zone.
She told PEOPLE in a previous interview that she was on her way to a party in Milledgeville, Ga. that a fraternity was throwing at Georgia College & State University when she was pulled over.
However, it was her smiling mugshot that attracted attention across the internet.
Stewart even took to TikTok to address her arrest and shared some of the most “unhinged” comments in her video.
“The only crime here is stealing my heart,” one person commented.
“idc what she did, she’s innocent,” another person wrote.
“I don’t know what she did but free her,” another comment read.
Stewart told the outlet that she has gained thousands of new social media followers from her viral mugshot.
“I look like a basic white girl, and I am,” Stewart said, adding, “I think it’s hilarious. One of them was like, ‘We know she has a monogram rain jacket’ — which I do.”
“There are some beautiful mug shots. I don’t think mine’s particularly stunning,” Stewart explained. “I actually think it’s a bad photo of me. If you see me in person, I don’t really look the same as I do in that mug shot. I don’t think it’s a great photo of me.”
Following her first arrest, Stewart interviewed with TMZ and described the entire ordeal to the outlet, claiming being booked into jail was “the craziest experience she had ever seen.”
“I paid my bond, got my mugshot, and another officer drove me to the tow yard where they took my car. It was definitely an experience and never experienced anything like that, hopefully never again.”
Either way, it’s another interesting chapter in the life of Lily Stewart. Will she ever learn her lesson? Will she keep gracing us with her unforgettable mugshots? I guess only time will tell. But one thing’s for sure, she knows how to capture the attention of the internet.
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