Note: McAllister and her attorney, Brian Butler, tell Law&Crime that the case was expunged.
Steven Rush, chief deputy of the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk in Louisville, Kentucky, tells us that his office legally cannot confirm whether or not an expunged case exists.
"Expunged cases are no longer public record," he wrote in an email on Sept. 18, 2023. "As such, confirmation of an expungement defeats the legislative purpose of allowing expungements to occur. Therefore, without commenting specifically on this defendant, we would not be able to verify if a specific case was expunged."
Our original article is below.
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Investigators in Louisville, Kentucky say a beauty pageant's started a fire. On her roommate's bed. 22-year-old Christen Marie McAllister faces one count of arson, according to WAVE. No injuries were reported.
McAllister reportedly lives at off-campus student housing near the University of Louisville's Belknap Campus. She and a roommate started arguing on Saturday, and it got so heated that she lit the roomie's bed on fire.
The Louisville Metro Police Department showed up, and they claim she admitted to doing it.
McAllister finished fifth in the Miss Kentucky USA pageant, and she planned to make a go of it again this year. Even set up a successful GoFundMe page to cover her entry fee and other costs. We've reached out for comment, and will update this article when she is able to respond.
[Mugshot via Louisville Metro Department of Corrections]
