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Rita Benson LeBlanc, the granddaughter of late New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, was arrested in South Carolina this week following an alleged dispute with a parking enforcement officer.
LeBlanc, 48, was arrested by the Charleston Police Department on Monday evening at around 6:30 p.m. and charged with interference or hindering an officer, according to online jail records. She was released early Tuesday morning on a personal recognizance bond.
LeBlanc, 48, was arrested by the Charleston Police Department on Monday evening at around 6:30 p.m. and charged with interference or hindering an officer, according to online jail records. (Charleston Police Department)
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LeBlanc’s arrest reportedly stemmed from an incident involving a parking enforcement officer.
WCSC reported that the former heiress was accused of shoving the officer in downtown Charleston. Sgt. Chris Stinson told the outlet that LeBlanc had, at one point during the interaction, taken the officer’s parking boot locking tool while the officer was applying a boot to a vehicle.
FILE – New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and granddaughter vice chairman of the board Rita Benson LeBlanc on the sidelines before their game against the Dallas Cowboys at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Nov. 10, 2013. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports)
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It was not clear whether the officer was attempting to place a boot on LeBlanc’s car.
Despite the accusation that she pushed the officer, LeBlanc was not charged with assault, according to online records. Fox News Digital contacted Charleston Police Department for clarification.
LeBlanc was in line to take over the Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans, but following her firing by her grandfather and the subsequent public falling out, Benson’s wife, Gayle Benson, became the team’s principal owner following his death in 2018.
New Orleans Saints owners Tom Benson, center, his wife Gayle Benson, left, and his granddaughter Rita Benson LeBlanc, right, on the sidelines before their game against the Baltimore Ravens at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Aug. 28, 2014. (Chuck Cook-USA Today Sports)
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LeBlanc was an executive and co-owner of the two organizations for just two years before she was fired in 2014, The New Orleans Advocate reported.
She is due back in court next month.
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