Paris Hilton’s Younger Brother Arrested
February 12th, 2008
Barron Hilton, younger brother of socialites Paris and Nikki, was arrested on Tuesday morning (February 12) and charged with driving under the influence in Malibu.
According to TMZ.com, the 18-year-old – who is under the legal drinking age of 21 – was driving his black Mercedes on Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway when he was pulled over by local police at around 8:30am.
Los Angeles County Sherrif Office spokesman, Steve Whitmore, Hilton was booked and held on $20,000 bail, and his Mercedes was impounded.
Whitmoreconfirmed that Hilton had a blood alcohol reading of .14, which is well above the state of California having a legal limit of .08. For those under the legal drinking age of 18, any blood alcohol reading is considered illegal.
The DUI charge is a misdemeanor, however, the more serious charge levied again Hilton is carrying a fake license, which is a felony.
Barron’s father, Rick Hilton, said in a statement: "I haven’t been contacted yet by either my son or the police. If what I have heard is true, it is very disturbing and I will have a lot to say – but it will be to my son, not the media."
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