Nicole “Snooki” Palazzo has finally gotten the recognition she deserves, and she got it about seven years quicker than Lindsay Lohan. Developing reports say Snooki was arrested this afternoon in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, for “disorderly conduct.” This isn’t quite as good as getting arrested for abetting the existence of Jersey Shore, since the police could have rounded up the rest of the cast and cleaned out MTV’s executive suites for good measure. But it’s almost as good, since “disorderly conduct” is practically synonymous with doing the job for which MTV’s paying her the big bucks. The details (via TMZ) are still a little sketchy:

The gossip website further reports that Snooki was seen near the beach at Seaside drinking what was believed to be Coca-cola from a beer funnel. Additionally, she was earlier spotted doing shots at a local bar.

I’m not sure which audience MTV is writing this for, but TMZ makes it clear that the “beer funnel” was what normal humans call a beer bong, and the “”shots” in question were actually body shots. (Whether Snooki was giving or receiving the body shots is both unclear and irrelevant, since either way I think I just quit drinking for the next few years.) Precisely how this arrest will affect the show’s future is unclear, but if Snooki’s legal troubles will derail the series then I’m in favor of giving her a long jail sentence and some kind of public service medal when she gets out.