“16 and Pregnant” star Whitney Purvis is behind bars again… after a judge found she failed to pay child support.
New documents obtained by TMZ show… Whitney’s arrest was ordered Tuesday by a Floyd County, Georgia, judge who found her in contempt of court for failing to pay child support.
We’ve learned that Whitney has already been booked and is currently in custody, where she was sentenced to serve 48 hours in jail.
The MTV personality also suffered some financial repercussions… as she was ordered to pay an additional $20 per month to cover child support, while still paying her current monthly obligation of $353 per month.
This isn’t Whitney’s first run-in with the law… she was also arrested in 2012 after allegedly stealing a pregnancy test from a Walmart.
She was caught again later that year when she and her then-boyfriend Weston Gosa were accused of destroying someone else’s laptop and cell phone.
Whitney was also booked for alleged attacking Weston with a broomand also for allegedly making threats against her ex.
Whitney is best known for appearing in season 1 of “16 and Pregnant” alongside Maci Brochure, Amber Portwood, Farrah Abraham It is Catelynn Lowell.
Whitney welcomed her first child, Weston Jr.on the show… later becoming a mother of 2 in 2014 when she gave birth to a son, River. Weston currently has custody of both children.
She welcomed a third child, a boy. Collin Adonisin 2023… introducing him to his followers on social media.