Georgia sorority girl who went viral for smiling mugshot gets arrested AGAIN just weeks later


Smile for the camera… again!

Lily Stewart, the University of Georgia student who shot to internet fame earlier this month for her photogenic camera-ready mugshot, is back in the headlines — this time for another run-in with the law.

The 20-year-old Alpha Chi sorority member was arrested again on Sunday, March 23, less than two weeks after her first high-profile booking, the New York Post reports.

Stewart was taken into custody by the UGA Police Department around 5:26AM and charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer and loitering/prowling, according to jail records from the Athens-Clarke County Sheriff’s Office.

Both charges are misdemeanors. She was released shortly before 11:00AM after posting a bond totaling more than $4,000.

When PEOPLE reached out to her attorney, Stephen Morris, he declined to comment on the new charges. However, Morris did confirm to The Post that her previous speeding charge from March 8 has since been dismissed.

Photos from Stewart’s latest arrest. Credit: Athens-Clarke County Jail Records

Photos from her latest arrest, obtained by TMZ, show Stewart again smiling in her booking photo, this time appearing in jail garb.

Her new mugshot quickly caught attention online, reviving interest in the college student whose first arrest unexpectedly turned her into a viral sensation.

“Getting booked and a good photo may be worth more than a degree,” one X user wrote.

Another responded: “Send her to prison for a bit and her attitude will change.”

“Gets arrested twice, and then smiles about it. What a great way to represent Alpha Chi Omega,” a third tweeted.

Stewart seen smiling in her initial mugshot which quickly went viral. Credit: Morgan County Sheriff’s Office

“I think it’s hilarious. I don’t know what all the hype is about. I just took a mugshot and went on with my day,” Stewart previously told The Post following her March 8 arrest.

That initial arrest occurred when Stewart was clocked “hitting 85 [mph] in the 55” zone while driving to a friend’s birthday party in Milledgeville, Georgia — a celebration being thrown by a fraternity at Georgia College & State University.
“I was going to a friend’s birthday in Milledgeville, [Ga.] — and I had just gotten ready not long before, so that’s maybe why my makeup and hair still looked good,” Stewart said at the time.

The now-infamous mugshot — featuring Stewart smiling in full glam, blowout hair, and pearl earrings — quickly went viral, drawing in thousands of social media followers and a flood of commentary.

“I look like a basic white girl, and I am,” she told PEOPLE. “I think it’s hilarious. One of them was like, ‘We know she has a monogram rain jacket’ — which I do.”

“There are some beautiful mug shots. I don’t think mine’s particularly stunning,” she added. “I actually think it’s a bad photo of me. If you see me in person, I don’t really look the same as I do in that mug shot. I don’t think it’s a great photo of me.”

She also told TMZ that she’s had dozens of guys sliding into her DMs since her arrest went viral.


Following her initial arrest, Stewart posted a $440 bond. While that speeding case was later dismissed, the aftermath didn’t go unnoticed by local law enforcement.

Morgan County Sheriff Tyler Hooks, whose office handled the earlier processing, weighed in on the incident, saying Stewart “could have hurt herself or someone else,” and he hoped she had learned a lesson.

“She’s acting like the laws don’t apply to her,” Hooks told PEOPLE. “We should never glorify this type of behavior … I hope she doesn’t get the attention like she did last time.”

Stewart, for her part, said her lawyer “got it taken care of.” She added that she’s now enrolled in a defensive driving course, has committed to 20 hours of community service, and is writing a paper on the dangers of speeding.

As of now, no additional details have been released about the events leading up to her latest arrest.

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