Judge rages at Trump admin for making move ‘in the dark’: ‘Did you not understand?’
A federal judge grilled Trump administration lawyers Friday over the deportation of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador despite an earlier court order explicitly blocking the move. It was the latest in a legal dispute that could reach the Supreme Court.
During a motion hearing, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg questioned Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign about why the Trump administration failed to comply with an emergency court order that temporarily blocked its use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals, including alleged members of the gang Tren de Aragua, from U.S. soil for 14 days.
At least 261 migrants were deported Saturday from the U.S. to El Salvador, including more than 100 Venezuelan nationals who were subject to removal “solely on the basis” of the law temporarily blocked by the court.
Boasberg used the first portion of Friday’s hearing to press Ensign for details over the government’s deportation flights to El Salvador.
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“Why was this proclamation signed in the dark on Friday, early Saturday morning, and then these people rushed onto the planes?” Boasberg asked Justice Department attorneys. “To me, the only reason to do that is if you know the problem, and you want to get them out of the country before a suit is filed.”
Ensign was also pressed at length over what he knew about the deportations during last week’s court hearing, when Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt any planned removals of Venezuelan migrants subject to the Alien Enemies Act.
Boasberg also issued a bench ruling Saturday ordering the immediate return of any planes deporting the Venezuelan nationals targeted for deportation under the Alien Enemies Act.
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“Can I ask you now how you interpreted that statement when we had a conversation on Saturday?” he asked Ensign. “Did you not understand my statement during that hearing?
“You told me you had no details on the plane flights. Then we held a recess for 38 minutes for you to find details,” the judge reminded Ensign. “And then when you came back — and even though the flights were in the air — you represented that you had no details of the flights?”
“That’s correct,” Ensign responded, telling the judge no one would give him the information he sought about the deportation flights. “I did not know they were in the air.”
Boasberg has ordered Trump administration officials to explain by Tuesday why they failed to comply with his order requiring the deportation flights to return and whether they knowingly defied his ruling.
Though the judge acknowledged the Trump administration has “wide latitude” to enforce immigration law, he has repeatedly expressed frustration with the government and its failure to answer major questions about the flights.
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He reiterated these concerns Friday and raised new concerns about the administration’s apparent defiance of federal judges.
“The hypotheticals are frightening,” Boasberg told Ensign. “If the courts can’t review” the administration’s use of the wartime-era deportation law, “then the president could say anyone is invading. If some foreign fisherman comes into U.S. waters, the president could say that’s an invasion.
“Even you would say that’s alarming.”
“That’s up to Congress,” Ensign responded.
In a court order filed Thursday, Boasberg castigated lawyers for the Justice Department for failing to answer his questions about the deportation flights, even after he let them do so under seal, noting that the government had “again evaded its obligations.”
It remains unclear whether the Trump administration will invoke the state secrets privilege in the court battle, which could allow it to withhold certain information for national security purposes.
In a court declaration filed Friday morning, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Boasberg he is aware of Cabinet-level discussions invoking that privilege. The administration could present that argument at an appellate court hearing next week.
Invoking that privilege “is a serious matter that requires careful consideration of national security and foreign relations, and it cannot properly be taken in just 24 hours,” Blanche told the court Friday.
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President Donald Trump, for his part, demanded in a social media post Friday that the Supreme Court move to rein in federal judges who have blocked over 300 of his executive orders and actions.
In a Truth Social post, Trump implored the Supreme Court to “STOP NATIONWIDE INJUNCTIONS NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.”
“If Justice Roberts and the United States Supreme Court do not fix this toxic and unprecedented situation IMMEDIATELY, our Country is in very serious trouble!” he added.
FBI issues warning as Tesla vehicles are attacked — and disturbing website surfaces
After nationwide incidents targeting Tesla electric vehicles, dealerships, storage lots and charging stations, the FBI on Friday warned the public to “exercise vigilance” near the company’s properties.
Since January 2025, Tesla electric vehicles have been targeted in at least nine states, according to the FBI.
The incidents involved arson, gunfire and vandalism, including graffiti expressing grievances against those the perpetrators perceive to be racists, fascists or political opponents, the FBI said.
The attacks, which some are calling domestic terrorism, come after the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, was appointed by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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DOGE, tasked with slashing wasteful federal spending, has laid off tens of thousands of federal employees as part of its cuts.
Fox News Digital previously reported several Teslas in Las Vegas were set on fire with Molotov cocktails, an Oregon Tesla dealership was shot up, a second Oregon Tesla dealership was damaged by incendiary devices and several Tesla charging stations were set on fire in Massachusetts.
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Those responsible for the criminal acts against Tesla appear to be “lone offenders” who target the properties at night, according to the FBI.
“Individuals require little planning to use rudimentary tactics, such as improvised incendiary devices and firearms and may perceive these attacks as victimless property crimes,” the FBI said.
The agency urged the public to “exercise vigilance” for suspicious activity in areas occupied by Tesla dealerships or Tesla-related entities.
It noted criminals could make threats online, inquire about or examine security measures at Tesla dealerships, take photos of security-related equipment or personnel at Tesla dealerships or attempt to gain access to restricted areas at Tesla-related properties by bypassing security.
This week, a website called “Dogequest” claimed to have compiled a list of Tesla owners, their addresses, phone numbers and email addresses in an apparent effort to dox those who have not sold their vehicles out of fear of being targeted.
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The site, which appeared to have been taken down as of Friday afternoon, also contained a map of Tesla dealerships and charging stations.
If there is an emergency, the FBI urges people to call local law enforcement or 911 immediately.
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“Be aware of your surroundings at all times and report suspicious activities to the authorities,” the FBI wrote in the statement. “Reporting these crimes can help law enforcement identify violent or malicious actors and prevent further damage.”
To report a threat, individuals can contact an FBI field office at fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices, call 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov.
Trump says he’ll pay overtime for rescued astronauts after their paychecks are revealed
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would pay the overtime for astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, who returned to Earth this week after spending nine months in space on what was supposed to be an eight-day mission.
Trump was asked about the calculated overtime while speaking with reporters in the Oval Office.
“Nobody’s ever mentioned this to me. If I have to, I’ll pay it out of my own pocket,” Trump said in response to Fox News’ Peter Doocy’s question. “Is that all? That’s not alot for what they had to go through.”
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Doocy noted that Wilmore and Williams each received $5 per diem for each day in space, amounting to $1,430 in extra pay.
Williams and Wilmore arrived at the International Space Station in June for what they believed was an eight-day mission. A rescue crew brought them back this week on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, some 286 days after they departed Earth.
While speaking with reporters, Trump thanked Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, SpaceX and the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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“Think if we don’t have him?” Trump said. “If we don’t have Elon. They could be up there a long time. Who is else is going to get them?”
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He noted that the “body starts to deteriorate” after a few months orbiting in space.
Illegal immigrant released by Biden admin charged with killing Georgia grandmother
A murder suspect accused of strangling a Georgia mother of five in a random attack last week is a Honduran illegal immigrant who was caught and released at the southern border by the Biden administration in March 2021, Fox News has learned.
David Hector Rivas-Sagastume, 21, has also been the subject of a deportation order since July 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.
Rivas-Sagastume is charged with capital murder in the death of Camilia Williams, a 52-year-old mother of five and grandmother. Her body was found dumped in a wooded area, authorities said.
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Williams’ family told local media outlets that she said a man had been following her in the days before she was killed. Authorities have not determined the suspect’s connection to Williams.
An arrest warrant states that Rivas-Sagastume assaulted Williams of Marietta, placing her in a chokehold, causing her to lose consciousness sometime between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. on March 12, Fox Atlanta reported. Once unconscious, Rivas-Sagastume allegedly told police he put both knees and his full body weight on her neck, leading to her death.
The Department of Homeland Security told Fox News that Rivas-Sagastume entered the United States illegally on March 17, 2021, and was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol.
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“He was issued a notice to appear and paroled into the country by the previous administration,” the statement said. “A judge ordered him removed on July 11, 2023. On March 18, 2025, he was arrested by the Cobb County Police Department for capital murder and other crimes.”
“ICE has lodged an immigration detainer with the Cobb County Jail. President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow criminal illegal aliens—including accused murderers—to be loose on America’s streets.”
Rivas-Sagastume is being held on no bond, according to jail records.
Williams’ killing has drawn parallels to the murder of Laken Riley, who was also murdered in Georgia by an illegal immigrant who was caught and released by border authorities. He was later convicted of Riley’s murder.
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Riley’s body was also left in the woods.
A small Georgia vacation spot and organizers of a historically rowdy festival called Orange Crush are coming together to try to make the event safer and more organized this spring.
Orange Crush, a spring break event in Tybee Island, Georgia, that used to be organized by students at nearby Savannah State University, brought “complete mayhem” to Tybee Island in 2023, according to Mayor Brian West, but he is optimistic for a better event this year.
West hosted a town hall on Friday, March 21, to discuss community concerns about the event, which will take place in Tybee on Saturday, April 19, and opened the discussion with a brief history of Orange Crush.
West explained how it began as a relatively small spring break gathering in 1989 but has since grown into a large festival that local officials have struggled to control in recent years. West previously explained to Fox News Digital that Orange Crush in years past was “riotous” with “stampeding” and gunfire in the city’s parking lots.
On Friday, West shared the town’s extensive plans to coordinate traffic, parking and safety for both event-goers and locals on the weekend of April 19.
Orange Crush organizers Steven Smalls and George Turner approached West in December to apply for the event’s first-ever permit from Tybee Island. On Jan. 29, Tybee Island issued a conditional letter of approval, and local officials have been meeting with organizers to discuss plans since then.
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On Thursday, Tybee Island granted a special permit for Orange Crush after negotiating a one-day event rather than a three-day event, as well as an agreed-upon site plan, which blocks access to Tybee Island parking lots, where West said some nefarious activity occurred at past Orange Crush events. Attendees can also rent beach equipment and there will be special VIP areas this year, West said. Additionally, Tybee Island will be bringing in extra police officers to help enforce public safety.
Kia Waters, COO of New Heights Management, said she has partnered with Orange Crush organizers to make the event safer, more efficient and more organized.
“We are taking this event very seriously.”
“We want to make sure the culture and the cleanliness of the beach is maintained post-event,” Waters said, adding that there will be a private cleanup after the event so that locals can attend a clean Easter event on the Sunday afterward.
“We want to, in our welcome center, make sure that they know how important this island is and how important this city is. We want them to know the history. We are taking a full day to educate them,” Waters said, adding that they will enforce the one-day event. “We are going to have a rapid cleanup.”
Turner and Smalls spoke afterward, similarly assuring locals that the event could be clean, safe and well-organized. Smalls expressed optimism at working with city leaders to organize the first “official” Orange Crush in Tybee Island this spring.
While the event is no longer affiliated with Savannah State, it is returning to Tybee Island on Easter weekend and expected to draw an estimated 50,000 attendees to the three-mile-long island.
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Since the event’s inception in 1989, promoters have taken over the planning process with the goal of getting more attendees and more money, which has transformed Orange Crush into a wild weekend for the typically quiet beach town, according to West.
Locals have previously complained of litter, traffic issues and violence as a result of the party and the masses of people it draws to Tybee Island. In parking lots after sundown, attendees get on top of police cars and engage in violent behavior like throwing glass bottles. Local leaders and law enforcement have been working to contain those issues to keep residents and Orange Crush participants as safe as possible.
“It was complete mayhem.”
“One of our officers was hit in the head with a bottle. It was complete mayhem. So, we had to close our parking lots so they’re not available for use,” the mayor explained previously told Fox News Digital the 2023 Orange Crush.
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West previously expressed concern with approving the permit due to promoters that have given the city issues during past Orange Crush events.
Smalls previously told Fox News Digital in a statement that his team has “implemented a structured system to bring organization, security, and entertainment to this event — something that has never been done before.”
“I have worked closely with Tybee Island officials, including Mayor Brian West, law enforcement in Tybee Island and Savannah, and other key stakeholders, to develop a rigorous plan for this year’s festival,” Smalls said. “Our team has followed a strict schedule to ensure that every detail is carefully organized and executed with safety and structure in mind.”
Smalls noted that Orange Crush has “been a longstanding tradition, occurring with or without a permit,” but this year will be different because “for the first time, the event is officially structured, with security, waste management, and traffic coordination in place.”
“While we cannot control every outside promoter who associates themselves with the event, we are the official organizers and have taken the necessary steps to bring accountability and order to the festival,” he continued. “If the City of Tybee Island is concerned about certain individuals, we encourage them to apply consistent enforcement across all local businesses that choose to work with outside promoters during this weekend.”
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Smalls asked “the public to not rush to judgment but instead allow this newly organized Orange Crush Festival the opportunity to demonstrate the positive changes we’ve made.”
“This is a new era for the event, and for the first time, there is a clear plan of action to ensure it is structured and well-managed,” he said.
At past events, festival promoters have formed circles packed with people on the beach or in parking lots where attendees have to pay to see what is happening inside the circle, which could be anything from two men fighting to people having sex to naked women dancing.
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“If an officer tries to go and control that situation, all of the sudden, they’re surrounded by 5,000 people,” West said. “Even if they tried to arrest someone, our jail is an hour away in Savannah, so that means taking an officer off their job and away from where we need them, so the best thing they can do is try to keep the crowd in their space.”
Tybee Island has a one-lane road that leads to the island from Savannah, and with the event drawing tens of thousands of people, it leads to traffic chaos, including cars that end up on neighboring islands because they can’t make it to Tybee Island.
“It’s very uncomfortable for the people who live in this area,” West said. “People actually drive through other people’s yards. It can get really out of hand.”
The city has tried to control traffic by fencing off neighborhood backstreets, closing certain parking lots and assigning personnel to direct cars. Tybee Island leaders closed parking lots in 2024 and plan to do so in 2025 as well. The city also rents out a pier on the beach so that law enforcement can use it during the event.
The Tybee Island Police Department typically has about 30 officers covering an area of about 3,200 homes, so the city is bringing in other state and local officers during Orange Crush weekend, West said. There are about 100 to 150 officers expected for the festival in April.
Orange Crush attendees at past events have also littered parts of Tybee Island’s beach with trash in the sand and in the water.
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Back in 2018, Tybee Island implemented new regulations cracking down on Orange Crush weekend, including restrictions on open alcohol, as Tybee is an open container city; increased traffic stops and property searches; and limits on home rentals. An activist group called the Concerned Citizens of Tybee complained about the regulations and involved the Justice Department. Eventually, the group and city leaders came to a mediation in July 2018.
The agreement states that Tybee will apply the same rules and restrictions to all large events on the island, “permitted or unpermitted,” that will be applied equally.
Liberal columnist floored by ‘shocking’ data showing how America’s youngest are voting
New York Times columnist Ezra Klein spoke with a Democratic pollster Tuesday about how the dream of an ascendant Democratic majority is imploding as younger voters, especially White men, flee the party.
Klein interviewed David Shor, the head of data science at Blue Rose Research, a Democratic polling firm, for his podcast in an episode titled “Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won.”
When Klein and Shor reviewed numerous charts, including one headlined, “2024 Democratic Support by Age – Split by Race and Gender,” the pollster explained that in this chart in particular, “One thing you can notice is that among 18-year-olds, women of color are the only of the four [race and gender demographic groups] that Harris won. Trump narrowly won nonwhite men.”
The Times columnist seized on one “shocking” finding in the data that defies one of the Democratic Party’s core beliefs.
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“I find this part of this chart shocking. I sometimes talk about narrative violations, and if we knew anything about Donald Trump eight years ago, it was that young people didn’t like him. And Republicans had been maybe throwing away young people for generations in order to run up their margins among seniors,” Klein said. “But if you look at this chart, 75-year-old White men supported Kamala Harris at a significantly higher rate than 20-year-old White men.”
“It is a real shift,” Shor agreed. “This is the thing I am the most shocked by in the last four years — that young people have gone from being the most progressive generation since the Baby Boomers, and maybe even in some ways more so, to becoming potentially the most conservative generation that we’ve experienced maybe in 50 to 60 years.”
The data expert went on to discuss what he called “the scariest chart in this entire presentation,” which shows the massive and historically unusual polarization between young men and women.
“What’s crazy is that if you look at people under the age of 30, the gender gap has exploded. Eighteen-year-old men were 23 percentage points more likely to support Donald Trump than 18-year-old women, which is just completely unprecedented in American politics,” Shor said.
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While he argued it is still too early to explain exactly why, Shor observed there are similar patterns in countries like Canada, the U.K., and Norway.
“There’s a lot of research to do here, but it’s still very striking,” Shor said. “It’s similar to how a lot of people talk about the Democratic young men problem — and it’s still somehow underrated, because the actual numbers are just a lot worse than people think.”
Klein noted numerous factors at play in recent years, ranging from the #MeToo movement and the rise of the Manosphere, to how “there’s a sense the Democratic Party is becoming much more a pro-women party and in some ways, sort of anti-young men. And that, in turn, had a huge effect on young men’s political opinions.”
Shor responded by stressing again that “this seems to be a global phenomenon,” saying he seeks to focus on the “broader cultural shifts.”
After discussing a theory that part of the polarization may be driven by how men and women are interacting with wildly different content on social media, Klein spoke again about how Democratic narratives about an ascendant majority from younger generations have fallen apart.
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“Democrats are getting destroyed now among young voters. I do think that, even as the idea of the rising demographic Democratic majority became a little discredited in 2016 and 2020, Democrats believed that these young voters were eventually going to save them,” he said.
“They thought that this was a last gasp of something and that if Donald Trump couldn’t run up his numbers among seniors and you had Millennials and Gen Z really coming into voting power, that would be the end of this Republican Party. That is just completely false, and it might be the beginning of this Republican Party,” Klein added.
“I have to admit, I was one of those liberals four years ago, and it seems I was wrong,” Shor replied. “The future has a way of surprising us.”
Popular household product recalled over potentially deadly contamination
A recall was issued on Thursday for Woolite Delicates laundry detergent due to a risk of exposure to bacteria that can cause “serious infection.”
The voluntary recall applies to more than 16,000 50-fluid-ounce bottles of Woolite Delicates detergent that were sold exclusively on Amazon in January, according to a notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Consumers who have bottles with lot codes S24364, S24365 and S24366, which are printed on the top of the bottle, should immediately stop using the detergent.
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The CPSC said the products could contain Pseudomonas species of bacteria, including , an environmental organism found widely in soil and water.
“People with weakened immune systems or external medical devices who are exposed to the bacteria face a risk of serious infection that may require medical treatment,” according to the agency.
The bacteria can enter the body through the eyes or through a break in the skin, officials said. People with healthy immune systems are usually not affected by the bacteria.
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As of Friday, no incidents or injuries have been reported.
Customers who purchased the product are directed by the CPSC to contact the manufacturer, Reckitt, for a full refund.
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Returnees are required to write their name and “Recalled” in permanent marker on the back of the bottle, take a photo with the UPC and lot code visible, and email the photo to ConsumerCare_USA@reckitt.com.
Once a refund is received, they can get rid of the product by closing the bottle tightly and throwing it in the trash.
The CPSC warns customers not to empty the bottle before throwing it out, and not to recycle the bottle.
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Pseudomonas bacteria can cause infections in the blood, lungs, urinary tract or other parts of the body after surgery, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In 2017, the antibiotic-resistant strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa caused an estimated 32,600 infections among hospitalized patients and 2,700 estimated deaths in the U.S., according to the CDC.
Sorority girl sets hearts racing as ‘smiling’ mugshot goes viral on social media: Read reactions
A recent mugshot of a University of Georgia sorority girl went viral after she was seen smiling in her photo at the police station.
Lily Stewart, a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, was pulled over twice in a matter of minutes on March 8 for speeding “in excess of maximum limits,” the Georgia State Police shared in a 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.
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“Given the excessive speeding and recent citation, I initiated another traffic stop. Upon stopping the vehicle, I instructed Ms. Stewart to exit and placed her under arrest, explaining the reason for the arrest,” an officer said in the report.
“The arrest of Ms. Stewart was necessary to mitigate the immediate danger posed by her reckless driving. Removing her from the roadway served to prevent further violations and potential accidents, ensuring the safety of other motorists.”
However, it was her smiling mugshot that attracted attention across the internet.
“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.
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Several people even offered to pay her bail.
“I’ll bail her out. What’s her booking number,” one person wrote.
“You know her bond was posted before she got to the jail,” another comment read.
“What’s her bond” and “I’ll bail her out,” several other comments read.
Stewart even took to TikTok to address her arrest and shared some of the most “unhinged” comments in her video.
“You know her bond was posted before she got to the jail,” Stewart captioned the video, which featured her mugshot and several comments on her image.
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“They done locked up miss America,” another person wrote.
Stewart told TMZ in an interview that she was heading to a friend’s birthday party when she was arrested. She added that people are recognizing her on campus now from the viral fame but said she has no interest in parlaying this moment into more fame.
“I had no idea you could get arrested for speeding,” Stewart said.
She added that on the way to the jail, once the officer was done being stern with her, Stewart said he was “actually kind of nice.”
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“On the way to the jail, he put on his playlist, and we listened to ‘Walking on a Dream’ by ‘We the People.’ It was actually kind of funny and I started to relax at that point,” Stewart recalled.
Stewart then described what it was like during her booking at the jail, calling it “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.”