A troubled former reality TV star and ex-professional cheerleader has admitted to a string of drug charges amid a meth-fuelled meltdown.
Jordan Finlayson, 32, appeared in Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to driving while under the influence of drugs.
The glamorous blonde wore a short white shirt dress with black high heels and carried a large black Louis Vuitton bag as she entered the courthouse.
Jordan Finlayson (pictured), 32, appeared in Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to driving while under the influence of drugs
Finlayson (pictured) was high on meth when she crashed her car into a road barrier just before 4am on February 7, court documents reveal
The former model anxiously twisted her hands, one of which is tattooed with the word ‘Queen’ topped with a crown, as the court heard she was facing four charges.
Court documents reveal she was high on meth when she crashed her car into a road barrier just before 4am on February 7.
When police arrived, they found the former NRL cheerleader unconscious in the driver’s seat of her white Toyota Yaris.
A good Samaritan who is ‘unknown and unrelated’ to her was helping her as she groaned loudly, according to the agreed facts.
The former cast member of Beauty and the Geek did not respond to police, so they opened the passenger door and caught her attention.
Despite the former reality TV star being praised by a magistrate for her ‘really positive steps’ towards rehabilitation earlier this year, she admitted to relapsing into meth use in July
She ‘began acting erratic (sic)’ and leant over to the passenger seat to say ‘hey babe’ to the vacant space, the court documents show.
Police noted Finlayson appeared confused and became visibly upset and distressed. She had difficulty standing and was transferred to a stretcher.
The former Penthouse model told authorities she had consumed alcohol but couldn’t answer any questions because she was so upset.
Finlayson was taken to Ryde Hospital for medical treatment after her drug-fuelled car crash but the police facts reveal she ‘absconded from hospital’ without providing a urine sample.
A sample of her blood was sent for analysis and returned a positive result for gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and methylamphetamine (ice).
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Despite the former reality TV star being praised by a magistrate for her ‘really positive steps’ towards rehabilitation earlier this year, she admitted to relapsing into meth use in July
In another incident on May 20, an Uber driver attempted to wake Finlayson after she fell asleep in the back of his car on a journey to Maroubra.
The driver eventually called police who found an ‘ice’ pipe in a small plastic bottle with a clear substance.
Tests later confirmed it to be over 5 grams of Gamma-butyrolactone – often used as a substitute for GHB.
Two months later Finlayson was caught driving in Darlinghurst with ice in her system after being pulled over for a random breath test.
Despite the former reality TV star being praised by a magistrate for her ‘really positive steps’ towards rehabilitation earlier this year, she admitted to relapsing into meth use in July.
Police argued the recent drug driving offence was proof of ‘the accused’s inability to cease drug use and seek rehabilitation’.
In the court documents, officers pointed to Finlayson’s ‘extensive history of drug use and violent domestic violence offences’ and said she continuously posed ‘a risk to other motorists’.
‘Despite the accused being put before the court multiple times for her offences, the accused continues to reoffend with zero remorse and regard for authority,’ the police fact sheet said.
On Tuesday, Finlayson also pleaded guilty to driving with illicit drugs in her system and possessing prohibited drugs.
The former model has had a public battle with addiction
Finlayson (pictured) will return to court on 4 November to learn her fate over the three drugs charges
A fourth charge of having goods in her possession which were suspected to be stolen was withdrawn by police.
Magistrate Daniel Covington ordered a sentencing assessment report to determine whether the former Beauty and the Geek star would be eligible for a community-based sentence.
The former model kept a blank face as she exited court with her designer bag clutched tightly in her hand.
She will return to court on 4 November to learn her fate over the three drugs charges.
