Ex-Miss Kentucky gets probation for bringing pot into prison
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A former Miss Kentucky who tried to smuggle a small amount of marijuana into an Ohio prison for her boyfriend won't have to spend time behind bars.
The Lima News reports 28-year-old Kia Hampton, of Louisville, Kentucky, received probation Wednesday during a hearing in Allen County in western Ohio. Authorities say Hampton was found with a marijuana-filled balloon at the Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution in May 2017.
While prosecutors pushed for a prison sentence, the judge said Hampton seemed remorseful. She could have received three years in prison.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hampton was crowned Miss Kentucky in 2010 and became the first black woman to represent the state in the Miss USA pageant.
She told the judge Wednesday she wants a "fresh start" and attributed her behavior to "foolishness."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: The Lima News, http://www.limanews.com