Rita LeBlanc Arrested After Charleston Parking Altercation

Rita LeBlanc, 48, granddaughter of late New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, was arrested in Charleston, South Carolina, after allegedly shoving a parking enforcement officer and briefly taking the officer's tool during a vehicle booting incident at Meeting and Water Streets. She faces charges of assault and hindering or interfering with an officer or city employee. LeBlanc was booked into the Charleston County Jail on Monday and released on a personal recognizance bond. Police responded to a report of an altercation involving a city employee. Previously considered her grandfather's successor for the Saints and Pelicans, LeBlanc was removed from the succession plan after a family dispute, with Tom Benson later appointing his wife, Gayle Benson, as heir before his 2018 death. LeBlanc's next court appearance is scheduled for July 24.