Mary Ann...or MARY JANE?

Greg Goodfellow · Post by **Greg Goodfellow** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:48 am

DRIGGS, Idaho (AP) -- Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car.
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Dawn Wells played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island."

She was sentenced February 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.

Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts -- driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance -- were dropped.

On October 18, Teton County sheriff's Deputy Joseph Gutierrez arrested Wells as she was driving home from a surprise birthday party that was held for her.

According to the sheriff's office report, Gutierrez pulled Wells over after noticing her swerve and repeatedly speed up and slow down. When Gutierrez asked about a marijuana smell, Wells said she'd just given a ride to three hitchhikers and had dropped them off when they began smoking something. Gutierrez found half-smoked joints and two small cases used to store marijuana. Video Watch 'Mary Ann' busted on 'Mary Jane' charges Â»
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The 69-year-old Wells, founder of the Idaho Film and Television Institute and organizer of the region's annual family movie festival called the Spud Fest, then failed a sobriety test.

Wells' lawyer, Ron Swafford, said that a friend of Wells testified he'd left a small amount of marijuana in the vehicle after using it that day, and that Wells was unaware of it. Swafford also said several witnesses were prepared to testify that Wells had very little to drink at the party and was not intoxicated when she left. He said she was swerving on the road because she was trying to find the heater controls in her new car.

Sorry for posting the whole thing...too lazy to edit:

Two thoughts...

1. Did Dawn Wells spend a lot of time with Bob Denver at his Princeton area farm?
2. With apologies to Brewer and Shipley, this seems to be 'one toke over the (center) line.'

cgarison · Post by **cgarison** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:23 am

She was sentenced February 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.

Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts -- driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance -- were dropped.

Gutierrez found half-smoked joints and two small cases used to store marijuana.

Didn't Willy Nelson walk away with less than a slap on the hand for possession of something less than a pound?

AARON SCOTT · Post by **AARON SCOTT** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:41 am

He had mushrooms and weed and got a slap on the wrist! I mean it is just weed!!

Scott Reppert · Post by **Scott Reppert** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:38 am

She should get off easier than that. I mean, come on! It wasn't like she was in possession of "four hundred ninety seven and a half feet of rope"...

cgarison · Post by **cgarison** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:45 pm

Does anyone have the dash camera view of the pull over? There is just no way that empty boxes and a couple of roaches could land a person 5 days in jail.

Edit: Found a Link:

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_20516.aspx

Appears that she also failed a sobriety test. She was pretty lucky to walk with reckless driving and not a DUI.

Dr. Whiplash · Post by **Dr. Whiplash** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:00 pm

This can all be traced back to that summer she spent in Berkeley with the Professor after the rescue...

Ace Purple · Post by **Ace Purple** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:39 pm

Update: it wasn't Mary Ann's weed. Or, at least she found someone to take the fall for it.

http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/12/it-wasnt- ... mary-jane/

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:58 pm

If you remember, the late Gilligan got busted for pot, as did Mary Ann. My theory is that the castaways were only about five minutes away from the harbor.

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:25 pm

The Skipper would have been drydocked 10 years earlier if they had to piss in the jar back then ...

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:43 pm

The professor was an organic chemist.

Dr. Whiplash · Post by **Dr. Whiplash** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:33 pm

daveinthemorning wrote:If you remember, the late Gilligan got busted for pot, as did Mary Ann. My theory is that the castaways were only about five minutes away from the harbor.

My God. That explains the whole thing. I blame the Professor.

cgarison · Post by **cgarison** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:47 pm

genlock wrote:The professor was an organic chemist.

So we are going the route of tropical meth lab instead of the professor being a botanist and growing weed?

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:38 pm

Ginger vs Mary Ann.....2008!

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