Saturday, January 1, 2011

I can't make this s%*t up

Arrested for failing to appear in Court for threatening an officer with a sex toy?

Congratulations.

Your humiliation is now complete.



Sex Toy Defendant Arrested For Failing To Show Up To Court

(WAUKEGAN) A north suburban woman accused of threatening an officer with a sex toy is behind bars after being arrested Tuesday afternoon for failing to appear in court.

Carolee Bildsten, 56, of Gurnee, is charged with one misdemeanor count of aggravated assault and theft of labor after her initial Nov. 9 arrest, Gurnee police Cmdr. Jay Patrick said.

Bildsten allegedly walked out on a tab at Joe’s Crab Shack in Gurnee, then approached an officer in a threatening manner when police arrived at her home. She allegedly threatened the officer with what police described as a "clear, rigid feminine pleasure device"

An arrest warrant was issued on Dec. 23 when Bildsten failed to appear in court.

On Tuesday, Bildsten was arrested by Gurnee police and brought to the Lake County Jail on a $75,000 arrest warrant, Lake County Sheriff's police spokesman Christopher Thompson said. She is scheduled to appear in court later Wednesday. 

The situation unfolded when an officer was told by a restaurant employee that Bildsten came to the restaurant and ordered a dinner and wine, then went outside and sat on a bench. Police were called because Bildsten had allegedly skipped out on a restaurant bill two weeks prior, police said.

Bildsten was found near Six Flags Great America lying in the grass on the South Side of Grand Avenue, the release said. An officer spoke to her and she told him she was OK. She appeared to be intoxicated and the officer told her she had to pay her bill.

When she said she had money at her apartment and could pay the bill, an officer escorted her to the nearby residence, the release said.  Once there she walked into her bedroom, opened a drawer and removed the sex toy, holding it over her head and approaching the officer in a threatening manner, a release from police said.
The officer knocked the device out of the way before he could be hit and placed Bildsten under arrest, the release said. 

Bildsten was released on a personal recognizance bond and issued a court date of Dec. 6 at the Lake County courthouse, Patrick said. She was also charged with pedestrian under the influence for walking on public roadways while intoxicated.