Katie Rees will have to pay for her actions.
The erstwhile Miss Nevada USA 2007, cut down before her reign had ended by a racy-photo scandal, pleaded no contest Wednesday to five misdemeanor traffic violations and will pay up to $1,312 in fines stemming from her Feb. 6 traffic bust in Las Vegas.
Rees, 23, was charged with speeding, operating a motor vehicle without proof of insurance and driving with expired registration, a suspended license and suspended registration.
For their part of the bargain, prosecutors have agreed to drop a charge of resisting arrest, which could have netted her up to six months in jail if convicted.
"I'm just really glad this is over," Rees, who maintained she had no idea her license and registration were no good when she went on an ice cream run at 3 a.m., told reporters outside the courthouse. "It was a really traumatic experience and I'm ready to move on."
But by "move on" she might actually mean "move on to civil court."
Rees and her attorney, Michael Cristalli, said that they are considering a police brutality and civil rights lawsuit against the two Vegas cops who took her into custody, alleging they broke the former beauty queen's front tooth by slamming her against the hood of her car.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Department, officers discovered she was driving with expired vehicle tags and a suspended license after pulling her over for speeding in a residential area several miles away from the Las Vegas Strip.
When they told her they would be impounding her vehicle, she allegedly threw an elbow at one of the cops and began kicking them. She was booked on all of the above charges at Clark County Detention Center.
Cristalli said the arrest occurred after Rees complained she was without a phone and had no way of getting home.
"It was only when she asked for assistance to get home that they initiated the arrest and used excessive force causing substantial injury," the lawyer said.