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ST. GEORGE – A former porn star who made national headlines in 2014 for wearing a colander on her head in her Utah driver’s license photo was arrested in St. George Thursday for driving under the influence of alcohol with a child in her vehicle.

The St. George Communications Center received a call at about 2 p.m. Thursday reporting that a woman was passed out on a couch in the Washington County School District building, 121 W. Tabernacle St. in St. George. An officer responded to the location and spoke with the woman, later identified as Jessica Steinhauser, 41, of St. George. As he talked with her, the officer could smell the odor of alcohol on her breath, according to a probable cause statement filed by Officer Colby Carter in support of the arrest.

“The woman, later identified as Jessica ‘Asia’ Steinhauser, said she drove her daughter to the district building for test taking,” Carter said in the statement.

After speaking with the officer, Steinhauser showed him her vehicle, which was parked in front of the building, and then attempted to leave in the vehicle, according to the statement. The officer stopped and detained her.

Carter then arrived at the scene and was told by the first officer that Steinhauser had the keys to the vehicle and the vehicle was registered to her; she had also admitted to driving the vehicle to the building with her daughter inside.

Carter asked Steinhauser if she would submit to field sobriety tests to ensure she was able to safely operate a vehicle, and she agreed to take the tests.

“I had Jessica give me her purse and books from her hands so she could take the tests,” Carter said in the statement. “I observed that the ground was flat on the sidewalk and was clear of debris for the test.”

Steinhauser’s eyes appeared glassy, according to the statement, and Carter had to explain the test instructions to her twice. She did not correctly follow the instructions as she attempted the tests, and, during one test, Steinhauser fell into a grassy area.

Officers then administered a portable breath test, and Steinhauser blew 0.254 percent – well above Utah’s legal blood alcohol limit of 0.08 percent. She then consented to a breath test with the intoxilyzer machine and blew a 0.202.

Steinhauser was arrested and booked into the Washington County Purgatory Correctional Facility on one class A misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol with a child under the age of 16 riding in the vehicle.

Steinhauser, who once worked as a pornographic film star under the name “Asia Carrera,” made headlines in 2014 when she wore a colander on her head in her Utah driver’s license photo. Hats cannot be worn in Utah driver’s license photos unless they are considered religious clothing, but Steinhauser reportedly cited religious reasons at the Department of Motor Vehicles and was permitted to wear the metal colander.

In a November 2014 interview with the Salt Lake Tribune, Steinhauser called herself a proud atheist and a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster – a sort of anti-religion religion whose members also call themselves “Pastafarians.”

According to current bookings information, Steinhauser has posted bail and has been released from custody.

Persons arrested or charged are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law or as otherwise decided by a trier-of-fact.

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