DRIGGS, Idaho — 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.

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


She who was sentenced Feb. 29, 2008, to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation in Idaho after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving. The guilty plea came as part of an agreement with prosecutors in which three misdemeanor counts -- driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance stemming from an Oct. 18, traffic stop -- were dropped. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)
Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts — driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance — were dropped.

On Oct. 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.

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 that 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.


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Graycap23 said:

Shoulda been called the Bud fest. LOL!

I'm not sure if I should laugh at her or give her a hug...she is still referred to as "Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island"....

Too bad her name wasn't "Mary Jane from Ganga Island"....

I'm sure she & Gilligan must have shared a spliff or 100

She does look high in the mug shot.....

NDRU said:

Didn't Bob Denver Get busted a couple years back? Rumor had it that Mary Ann sent him some weed or something and the cops intervened, right?

lazycrockett said:

yeah, he did but I don't know the story.

ken

Imago said:

I still got it.....

pardonme4livin said:

Did you see your gross Churches fried chicken thread made Dansa's Org Hall of Shame thread?

She looks great for 69.

Imago said:

I noticed..... I commented too.... pay attention dammit!

You should be following my every post like Ocean does....

Stymie said:

That makes that strory even funnier....she's 69 dammit...if she wants to snort a line of coke off a dead hookers ass she should be allowed.....

pardonme4livin said:

You really do want me to court you don't you Ken?

Ginger I'd expect this from, but Mary Ann!!

ThreadBare said:

Ginger it would have been coke.

But this just made my day

Stymie said:

That's what I was thinking too.

ThreadBare said:

I know...
But it's always the innocent looking
ones you gotta watch out for.

wildgoldenhoney said:

Mary Ann grew up on a farm, she know how to grow her own!!!

plus the woman has designed clothes for the handicap. She has also has a film festival in IDAHO??? give the bitch some props. sheshellafantasic in my book.


hell if my mom whos older was pulled over and fined with possession lord knows Id be giving her more props.