Shannon Beador is being investigated by Newport Beach Police Department’s animal control unit following her DUI arrest last weekend.
The 59-year-old Real Housewives of Orange County personality had been drunk driving with her dog Archie when she crashed into a local residence.
According to Page Six, the department’s lead animal control unit officer is ‘looking into it.’
‘We don’t have animal [endangerment] laws like you would with children but we do have animal cruelty laws, so he’s going to look into that a little bit further,’ Sergeant Steve Oberon told the publication.
According to TMZ, Beador was arrested last Saturday after she hit a house, parked in the middle of a street, and pretended she was walking her dog.
Sergeant Oberon also shared that Beador asked that Archie be ‘dropped off at someone’s house to take care of it while she was dealing with her situation.’
It was noted that the canine, a golden retriever, was not injured and so was not taken to seek medical treatment.
Oberon did not disclose who Beador requested to look after her pet while she was in police custody.
However, an insider told Page Six that the animal is in the care of Beador’s ex-boyfriend John Janssen, who she had visited before the car crash.
On Tuesday the former couple was seen entering an apartment together in Newport Beach.
A source shared that ‘Shannon has not been contacted by animal control’ thus far, and that ‘Archie is fine and is currently with Shannon.’
And Oberon confirmed, ‘[The dog] was never taken from her as far as custody [goes].’
It comes after the pup went missing back in October 2021, and returned home safely just one day later.
And last year, Shannon shared with her social media audience that Archie was not doing well health-wise.
She shared a slew of photos with her beloved dog and wrote a heartfelt caption.
‘Archie has not been doing well for the last few months. We are taking Archie to our vet and a specialist to get him better, but it is difficult,’ she said online at the ᴛι̇ɱe.
‘We are told his immune system is shot. He has been on multiple antibiotics for various skin infections for the last 3 months and has been taking Apoquel. Nothing helped. Right now we are combining western and holistic medicine in hopes that something will work.’
‘Today, he scratched his front leg raw with a cone on his head and a sock on his back foot; it happened in just minutes. Please say a little prayer for Archie,’ she pleaded to fans.
Jeff Lewis spoke to his and Shannon’s mutual friend and former RHOBH cast member Taylor Armstrong on his SiriusXM show on Friday.
The two discussed Beador and how she’s coping in the aftermath of the DUI ordeal.
Armstrong revealed that she’s communicated with Shannon via text, and added that the Bravo TV star is ‘always welcome to stay with me.’
It came after Lewis shared that he had suggested Shannon stay with friends as she recovers ‘physically and emotionally.’
He explained that currently ‘she is in a temporary location, cute little condo right on the water, but there’s zero privacy. Zero, and there’s paparazzi all over her right now. She can’t even walk Archie. She can’t even go outside to walk Archie. There’s no backyard because her front yard is water and there’s no place…’
He also noted that the troubled socialite will be entering ‘pretty intensive therapy’ next week.
Armstrong added, ‘She’s definitely taken responsibility for it and I think she’s gonna heal a lot, even for other things that she’s been needing to work through.’