Paris Hilton Charged with Cocaine Possession

News has hit the media that heiress Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine. Her attorney, David Chesnoff, told The Associated Press on Saturday morning that he was still gathering the facts about the arrest.

"This matter will be dealt with in the courts not in the media and I encourage people not to rush to judgment until all of the facts have been dealt with in a court of law," Chesnoff said in a statement. "There will be no interviews and no more comments at this time."

On Friday night, the blond socialite was with her boyfriend, Las Vegas nightclub mogul Cy Waits, when the two were stopped by police. Sgt. John Sheahan said the officer at the scene “followed the vapor trail and the odor of marijuana to the Escalade."

As other police arrived at the scene and a crowd gathered, Hilton asked to go into the Wynn resort for privacy. Sheahan said, “Miss Hilton pulled out a tube of lip balm. At the same time ... a bindle of cocaine in a plastic bag came out of her purse.”

Hilton was then arrested on suspicion of felony cocaine possession. If convicted, she would get probation since her charge is a low-grade felony. Any violation of that probation would be punishable by up to one to four years in Nevada state prison. Her boyfriend Waits, 34, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Hilton and Waits were booked into the Clark County jail. Hilton was later released without bail and Waits’ lawyer posted bail for him. Court dates for Hilton and Waits were not immediately available. Clark County District Attorney David Roger declined to comment Saturday about the case.