Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton gets DWI arrest expunged

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Alice Walton, the billionaire daughter of Wal-Mart Stores founder Sam Walton, has had a 2011 arrest for suspected drunken driving cleared from her record, after prosecutors declined to press formal charges in the case.

The arrest was expunged from Walton’s record during a hearing Monday in Parker County. Assistant Prosecutor Fred Barker told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in October that he expected Walton’s request to be granted and that case records would be destroyed. He declined to discuss the matter Monday.

“It’s a criminal offense to discuss any information related to an expunction. As such, we have no information to provide,” Barker said.

Walton, 64, was arrested on Oct. 7, 2011, on Interstate 20 at Farm Road 51. In September, officials said they would not file formal charges against Walton because the state highway trooper who arrested her has been suspended from his job.

Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/12/03/5388220/wal-mart-heiress-alice-walton.html?rh=1

[hatrack]

1. Gosh, this really makes me want to go visit Crystal Bridges Museum - how about you?

[yeoman6987]

40. DUI

I don't see why she gives a care if it disappears or not. She is 64 years old and does not have to worry about high insurance costs or getting a job. Regardless of the driving drunk which is stupid to begin with. Fighting this really makes no sense. What is it to her? Bragging rights? If I was a billionaire, I would care less (Again, I would not be in the situation to begin with but just saying it is a stupid fight).

[montanacowboy]

2. The Trooper who arrested her has been suspended?????????????

WELL OF COURSE HE WAS - HE WILL PROBABLY BE BANISHED FROM SOCIETY FOREVER

WHAT THE HELL WAS THE MATTER WITH HIM, ARRESTING THE OVERLORD OF BENTONVILLE

THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE ONION BUT OF COURSE WE KNOW IT'S NOT, IT'S LIFE NOW, OUR REAL LIFE THAT WE ARE ALL LIVING AND IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET MUCH MUCH WORSE

FUCK THE WALTON'S AND ALL THEIR SPAWN - DISGRACEFUL ENTITLED BASTARDS EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM

[brewens]

12. As if a DWI would be anything but a joke to her anyway. I suppose squashing it leaves her free

to drink and drive at will, especially since law enforcement has been put on notice now.

[rurallib]

42. bet he learned his lesson

when he saw "Walton" on that license he should have bowed and said good night. Maybe offered her an escort home.

[YOHABLO]

51. They're American Aristocracy you know.

[TBF]

3. Is this the case in which she killed someone?

Oh wait no that was the accident in 1989 (in which Oleta Hardin was killed). And then there was the DUI in 1998 ...

[warrant46]

23. Here she is in all her Glory (Mug Shot)

[Hubert Flottz]

45. She looks so remorseful...

I'll bet she don't even lose her right to drive.

[BuelahWitch]

50. All her money and she looks like the people who shop at Walmart

You'd think she'd get her hair done, geez.

[mikeysnot]

4. Two Americas

I do no understand why people shop there. I know in some communities it is their only choice but wow.

[bitchkitty]

15. I don't shop there.

But I know people who do. Most of them are struggling, some with kids. It's the cheapest place. I wish they wouldn't shop there, but I can't condemn them for it.

[progressoid]

24. But it's often not the cheapest.

I have a family member who always tells me to go to Walmart for good prices. The last time was for tires for my lawnmower. So I called around and got them cheaper at my locally owned tire place. Same for prescriptions - it was cheaper at the grocery store down the street. And even groceries are cheaper at our locally owned store.


Target steals title of 'cheapest' from Wal-Mart

http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=84caede6-927a-488e-842c-322ae9654306

Wal-Mart no longer viewed as cheapest retailer

http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=5ae4de06-8b48-4d40-8fac-79ee8a138213

[bitchkitty]

43. Now that is interesting. n/t

[Major Nikon]

5. Not her first DWI

How long before she kills someone else?

Her BAC was twice the legal limit and her attorney made a statement that she "accepts full responsibility". I guess we now know that was a lie.

[Cobalt Violet]

22. 1989

Guess she's going for her 2nd kill now.

[cilla4progress]

6. Cry for help

on her part. Won't anyone take her seriously?

[hatrack]

10. Let me get back to you after I find the Real Killers in the Simpson case, OK?

After that - Justice For Alice The Persecuted!

[DallasNE]

7. Was The "Misconduct" Giving Alice Walton A Ticket?

Also, what was her blood-alcohol level when she was arrested. Does justice depend on the current conduct of a witness? This woman has a troubled driving record making this decision scary.

[Major Nikon]

18. Her BAC was 0.16

Twice the legal limit in Texas, which means she wasn't just drunk. She was extremely drunk. The chances of her killing again are quite good.

[Kingofalldems]

8. But were her private property rights violated?

Strikers thrown in jail--she comes close to killing an innocent and walks. Did the judge apologize to her?

[nyquil_man]

9. Of course. We must protect America's greatest welfare queen. nt

[LittleGirl]

38. +1 eom

[louis-t]

11. Two sets of rules....

[DemoTex]

13. Don't mess with the ruling class!

Dan Rather found that out the hard way, too.

[Enthusiast]

39. + A shit load! nt

[A Simple Game]

14. Too bad she can't afford to hire a driver. n/t

[Not Sure]

16. Nobody will take the job

since she refuses to pay a living wage.

[A Simple Game]

19. Good point, now I understand her dilemma. n/t

[HughBeaumont]

17. It's like a big fucking inside joke that's being played on us.

Yet NO ONE wants to own up to it.

"OH, DON'T HATE THE WEALTHY! I'm going to BE ALICE WALTON one day!!"

Fuck.

And now there's word that Tyco's theft-meister CEO Dennis Kozlowski is being released. Dollars to donuts that he, like Michael Milken, will end up wealthier coming OUT of prison than he did going in.

[Ilsa]

20. How many people does she get to kill

before they stop her?

I wish she'd ram herself into a tree or light pole. Being taken out would be a service to the rest of mankind.

[TBF]

26. As many as she wants -

she's one of the richest people in the world. She does what she wants like any other billionaire.

[City Lights]

21. How special for her!

Our justice system is a fucking joke!

What a rough life she must have! Ugh.

[notadmblnd]

36. Her money is such a burden. However she's determined to bear it.

Her and her bottle of vodka is all she needs. Oh, and her car keys.

[progressoid]

25. FUCK WALMART.

[Berlum]

27. IOKIYAR

Republicons are special.

[ReRe]

28. This is what big money buys...

... a law of your own. There's a 1% law and a 99% law. Star-Telegram is a Fort Worth, TX newspaper. It's a wonder that this even made it into the newspaper.

[mitty14u2]

29. Who Paid for Republicans to Repeal Estate Tax?

Wal-Mart family lobbies for tax cuts

2005

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/perfi/taxes/2005-04-05-waltons-usat_x.htm

[dem in texas]

30. Rich and Drunk in Texas - Not a Problem

Time and time again you read about someone driving drunk and causing an accident or worst yet, causing a death. There will be no names released. You know that it was someone from a rich well-connected family. They get away with cold blooded murder too. Helps if they claim they are Christians. But the money is what counts.

[kenfrequed]

31. There is no justice

Money should not be able to do this.

I believe that all prosecuters and defense lawyers should work for the state and you should end up with whoever they assign to you.

[BobbyBoring]

32. Something interesting

Her net worth went from 21 Bil. when she was arrested in 2011 to 33 Bil. when this article was printed.

[TexasTowelie]

34. Yeah, the recession was really rough for her.

[adirondacker]

49. Ironically, most of the profits probably came from SNAP benefits. nt

[LiberalEsto]

33. Well, isn't she special?

I do believe the Waltons and other 1% members could murder someone in cold blood and get away with it.

[rationalcalgarian]

41. Yes

If only she had run over a child or struck down an elderly person at a crosswalk. Too bad. It would have made a delightful tale over cocktails.


(just in case)

[notadmblnd]

35. I wonder how much it took to pay them off?

Political contributions coming their way when they decide to run for higher office, I suppose.

[eppur_se_muova]

37. "Laws are for little people." nt

[Hubert Flottz]

44. Justice for the wealthy for sale.

The rest of us are not so lucky anymore.

[mitty14u2]

46. 1989 Alice struck killed a woman who stepped in front of her car

1989 Alice struck killed a woman who stepped in front of her car

By the mid-1980s Alice had moved back to Northwest Arkansas to raise cutting horses, which are trained for a competition in which riders in a ring compete to separate cattle singly from a herd. Alice got involved in her family's businesses, establishing and running an investment brokerage operation at Arvest. Then, one morning in 1989, there was a great tragedy. Alice struck and killed a woman who stepped in front of her car as she was driving to work. To this day she is visibly shaken when that event is mentioned.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191093/index.htm

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[leftyladyfrommo]

47. Oh, of course she did. Tickets are only for the little people. n/t

[Orsino]

48. Her town, her rules. n/t

[customerserviceguy]

52. Beware of falling heiresses. n/t