Aubrey Akerill addresses shoplifting and drug arrest
We posted earlier about the recent discovery that 16 and Pregnant party girl Aubrey Akerill had been arrested in May of 2010 for shoplifting and possession of Ritalin and OxyContin – all while with her infant son Austin!
What actually happened isn’t quite as bad as what the headline would lead you to believe, though. Aubrey didn’t shoplift anything – it was her friend Caitlyn Martin who attempted to steal the nearly $30 worth of makeup by placing it in her purse. In the police report it even says that Aubrey had told Caitlyn not to shoplift.
But, when police searched Aubrey’s bag they did find two pills – one Ritalin and one OxyContin – neither of which she had a prescription for.
The story has made the rounds on the internet and Aubrey has now addressed the arrest on her Facebook fan page. Although it’s probably not going to turn the tide of her growing number of detractors, I think what she has to say does lessen the severity of the story a bit:
“Haven’t seen the article, However I was never charged with shoplifting (didn’t steal anything girl i was with did) & also had a single pill on me which was for my mema & the charge was a yr ago & will be expunged from my record.”
That status update was followed by numerous commenters asking questions so Aubrey elaborated with a later comment:
“My mema’s prescription ran out. She was in pain, I’d gotten it from a friends mom who had the same prescription. I was not carrying around a bunch of drugs, I had a single pill on me & I’d gotten it 15 mins before hand & was taking it to m…y mema. I didn’t even know how much trouble I could get in for having it otherwise I would have hidden it.
“I went to walmart with a girl I knew & right before entering told her not to steal anything because my husband worked security & walmart had camera operators plus of course I had Austin. She told me it was chill. Then walked through the store a little bit, she wandered off & we eventually met back up. When we walked out the doors i had no idea she’d stolen anything, I didn’t even think it was a big deal because I hadn’t stolen anything. (Never got a shoplifting charge) When the cop searched my purse i wasn’t worried at all because once again I didn’t know. I’m not an oxi user & i don’t do heroine. If I did I certainly would have hidden it or something because I had plenty of opportunity.
“The felony will be removed from my record now that I’m 19 yrs. old & have paid my fines. I have a court date set in Arizona. I was ordered to write a paper on the dangers of giving someone a prescription that is not there own & the courts said to come back in a year.
“The girl that gave the magazines this info… is the same girl who got me arrested. She’s always hated me & thought she could make some easy money by selling this story even though it was a long time ago.”
That was followed immediately by this addition:
“Want honest truth there it is, I’m unlucky as f***. Thank God Brandon was able to pick Austin up & I only had to spend a couple days in jail. It was the hardest time I’d ever spent away from my son & I Cried the entire time I was in there. I was even drug tested at the time of arrest and my UA came back clean.”
UPDATE – Another status update from Aubrey:
“Super f***ed up, Glad I’m having something from a yr. ago removed from my record & would be scott clean but now you can just google my name & see it. Adding false charges as well. You guys are doing great, really helping the case. Trying to do good my boy & you all just keep dragging me down. Thx for all the support.”
