Ex-lawyer, 40, who fled country after spate of ‘dine & dashes’ before posing for pictures at Disneyland is arrested

AN ex-lawyer who fled the country after a spate of alleged dine and dashes before posing for pictures at Disneyland has been arrested. Kerry Stevens, 40, was nicked on Sunday after failing to appear in court on at least nine occasions. Stevens posted a picture of herself which appears to have been taken at Disneyland Paris Credit: Facebook A couple were apparently stopped from walking out on a £62 bill at The Castle Inn in Little Wakering Credit: SWNS Stevens had been accused of fleeing from restaurants and bolting from taxi cabs without footing the bill in 2024. The former solicitor was struck off after being previously convicted of failing to pay £60.91 at a Harvester and was the subject of four arrest warrants. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The mum-of-one from Essex posted on Facebook on May 18 wearing Mickey Mouse ears and holding a bubble-wand, understood to be at Disneyland Paris. The ex-lawyer left the country earlier this year after failing to appear before the courts. Stevens has been accused of a spate of dine and dash incidents Credit: Facebook Stevens was arrested on August 30 and is now due to stand trial at Ipswich Crown Court Credit: SWNS Stevens was finally arrested on August 30 and is now due to stand trial at Ipswich Crown Court on November 9 – and has been ordered to surrender her passport. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We are no longer looking for Kerry Stevens, who we wanted to speak to in connection with outstanding warrants for failing to appear at court. “Stevens, 40, of Jackdaw Close, in Shoebury, was arrested on Sunday 30 August and remanded to appear before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday 31 August. “She is due to stand trial at Ipswich Crown Court on 9 November 2026 in relation to alleged offences of making off without payment.” Most read in The Sun The couple were accused of bolting from The Castle Inn without paying £62.20 Credit: Facebook Daniel Alani previously pleaded guilty to theft, theft from a shop and eight counts of making off without payment Credit: SWNS Stevens made headlines after she was first named locally after allegedly targeting restaurants and taxi firms – with images online circulating of her in a legal wig and gown. The former lawyer was charged with eleven counts of making off without payment and one count of theft from a shop in 2024. Stevens and partner Daniel Alani were probed by police in connection with a dine and dash incident where regulars stopped a couple fleeing a pub without paying their £62 bill. The couple were accused of bolting from The Castle Inn without paying £62.20 after scoffing prawn cocktail, breaded mushrooms and two roast chicken dinners with extra lamb. They also guzzled two Cokes, an orange juice and a medium glass of Pinot wine. Landlord Ken Todd, of The Castle Inn in Little Wakering, said previously: “For the sake of £62, if they came in and were starving I’d just give them the food. “The man tried to leave through the back door of the pub which I had already locked and apparently the woman tried to escape by the bathroom window.” Steve Yeung, of The Pearl Dragon restaurant, in Eastern Esplanade, also claimed the pair had failed to cough up a £127 bill. He said the couple had scoffed down four starters, four main courses and up to eight soft drinks. The pair are also believed to have been targeting taxi drivers, with many cabbies being swindled out of fares. But Stevens extraordinarily skipped multiple court dates and it was later claimed she was living in France with a family member. Stevens partner Alani, an electrician, pleaded guilty to theft, theft from a shop and eight counts of making off without payment earlier this year.