A woman says she was humiliated and is considering filing a lawsuit against the Smithville Jamboree after she was forced to break down her booth and leave only hours after setting up at the downtown event.

“I’m a 98-pound woman and I was approached by Sam Stout, two members of the board and two armed policemen and was told I had to leave,” recalled Christy Lundsford who was operating a hemp booth at the Jamboree. “It was very inappropriate the way they handled it and they had just approved us to be there. It was a hemp booth. What did they think we were going to have?”

Lundsford said the embarrassment caused by her ejection from the festival has her considering a lawsuit. “I was humiliated and embarrassed,” she said, noting she had her two small children with her at the time she was asked to leave. “There were customers standing all around watching this happen. We were by far the busiest booth at the time and numerous people witnessed what was happening.”

Jamboree President Sam Stout said Lundsford was asked to leave because her display was not family appropriate.

“Upon seeing the booth, it was clear to all of us that there were items that we would not allow to be sold at our festival,” he said of various paraphernalia that was available to buy. “This has absolutely nothing to do with the selling of CBD oil, it is actually quite the opposite considering that the oil is the only thing our board had approved for them to sell.”

Stout said the organization was well within its rights to ask her to leave since she was selling non-approved items, noting it is spelled out in the vendor agreement.

“The Jamboree Board would like the community to know that it is always their goal to work with local businesses and local non-profits to provide a profitable platform for business growth, along with fund-raising efforts,” Stout said in the Jamboree committee’s statement. “We strive to do everything we can to keep the Jamboree a clean, family-friendly event, and will continue to provide a safe weekend for everyone.”