Grace Lilly’s Criminal Charges: Drug Possession and Harassment

Grace Lilly’s criminal charges currently include two open South Carolina cases: a second-degree harassment misdemeanor stemming from a December 2025 arrest tied to a cat custody dispute with an ex-boyfriend, and a controlled substance possession charge filed in March 2026 after pills found in a container labeled “Happy Pills” tested as clonazepam. Both cases remain unresolved, with court dates scheduled through 2026.

The Harassment Charge

Mount Pleasant police arrested Lilly near the Ravenel Bridge on December 28, 2025, after a traffic camera flagged her 2012 Mercedes as linked to a possible wanted person and officers observed an illegal lane change. The stop happened at a Circle K around 11:20 p.m. She was booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center on an active warrant for second-degree harassment that a judge had signed on December 10, 2025, and released the same day on personal recognizance.¹²

The warrant grew out of a long-running fight with an unnamed ex-boyfriend over a cat he had purchased while the two were together in late 2022 or early 2023. According to police reports, Lilly took the cat, and the ex filed a “Claim and Delivery” lawsuit, winning custody in court. A documented altercation between the two over the animal was already on file with Charleston police from March 2023. On October 30, 2023, the ex reported that Lilly had tried to enter his apartment four separate times to take the cat back.²

A formal investigation opened on October 12, 2025. Search warrants for phone records showed Lilly had called the ex 211 times since July 7, 2023, 164 of those from a blocked number. The ex also turned over video of Lilly trying his apartment doorknob, along with text messages and additional call logs. He was granted a restraining order around November 4, 2025.²

Under South Carolina Code Section 16-3-1700, second-degree harassment is a misdemeanor defined as a pattern of intentional, unreasonable intrusion into another person’s private life that serves no legitimate purpose and causes mental or emotional distress.³

The Drug Possession Charge

The same December 28 traffic stop produced the second case. Officers searching Lilly’s purse found a small container labeled “Happy Pills” that held 12 round white pills marked with a “P” and half of an oblong blue pill. Lilly told officers the white pills were birth control and the blue was prescribed Xanax, but she could not produce a prescription or the original packaging.¹

The Charleston Police Department’s Forensic Services Division tested the pills, and results in late February 2026 identified the 12 white tablets as clonazepam, the generic form of Klonopin and a Schedule IV controlled substance.⁴ A judge issued a new arrest warrant on March 2, 2026. Lilly was taken into custody on March 10, 2026, charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance, and released that afternoon on a $10,575 bond.⁵

A first offense for simple possession of a Schedule IV substance in South Carolina is a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of six months in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.⁶

Case Status and Court Dates

Court appearances on the drug possession charge are scheduled for May 1, 2026, and August 21, 2026.⁵ No plea or resolution has been publicly reported for either the possession case or the harassment charge. Lilly has not publicly acknowledged either arrest; after both the December 2025 and March 2026 bookings, she posted a vacation throwback photo on Instagram with no reference to the charges.⁷

Earlier Dismissed Charges

Lilly has one prior case on her record. In June 2016, before her television career, she was arrested and charged with first-degree manufacturing and distributing crack cocaine and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Both charges were dismissed in August 2017.⁵ The circumstances of the arrest and the reasons for the dismissal have not been publicly reported in detail.

Status on Southern Hospitality

Lilly remained part of the Southern Hospitality Season 4 cast through its run, and no public announcement has been made about removing her. Bravo confirmed the arrest would be addressed during the Season 4 reunion, which premiered on June 3, 2026.⁸ Her status for seasons beyond the fourth has not been announced.

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Justia Law. South Carolina Code Section 16-3-1700
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ABC News 4. New Warrant Issued for Reality Star Grace Lilly After Pill Test
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Los Angeles Times. Southern Hospitality Star Grace Lilly Arrested on Drug Possession
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Justia Law. South Carolina Code Section 44-53-370
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MSU Exponent. Southern Hospitality Star Grace Lilly Posts Vacation Throwback After Drug Arrest
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