Crime & Safety
'Jersey Shore' Cast Member Arrested Sunday In Seaside Heights
Deena Cortese was charged with disorderly conduct.
A cast member of the "Jersey Shore" show was arrested Sunday afternoon in Seaside Heights after a police officer saw her appearing intoxicated and disrupting the flow of traffic, according to police.
Deena Cortese, 25, of New Egypt, was charged with disorderly conduct after the 3:48 p.m. incident, said Detective Steven Korman.
Cortese and other Jersey Shore cast members were in Spicy's Mexican Cantina at 500 Boardwalk, near the intersection of Sumner Avenue and Ocean Terrace, before the incident occurred, he said.
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Cortese went outside and started dancing in the middle of the street, disrupting the flow of traffic, he said.
"Patrolman Chris Linnell placed her under arrest," Korman said. "Traffic was building up and the officer had to act, obviously."
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