Gary Dourdan Speaks Out on Drug Arrest

Gary Dourdan, who was arrested Monday morning in Palm Springs for drug possession, after being found asleep in his car, allegedly in the driver’s seat, and parked on the wrong side of the road, sent an email to Access Hollywood regarding his arrest:

“Obviously I certainly wish I hadn’t been responsible for so many people getting to the festival’s VIP area,” Dourdan wrote in an e-mail to Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson, referring to California’s annual Coachella festival, which he regularly attends. “And the after party, it ran me ragged, but I’m glad pulling over did prevent a DUI. I recommend not driving at all, but a little kip (nap) is always good (on either side of the road LOL).”

When officer’s searched Dourdan’s vehicle they found “suspected cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, miscellaneous prescription drugs and paraphernalia.” In his e-mail, Dourdan says the drugs were not his.

“I am blessed that the Sgt. realized that the luggage carrying whatever they found was not mine and that my tests have been coming back negative,” Dourdan’s e-mail continued. “I’ve been happy to cooperate in any way to clear myself and go on with my blessed life.”

Dourdan also apologized to his fans like Taylor Switft who he was to present an award to at Hollywood Life Magazine’s 10th Annual Young Hollywood Awards, last Sunday:

“I am so sorry to all my fans, especially the young ones, like Taylor Swift, who I should’ve been supporting with my daughter instead of driving tired in the desert,” he wrote. “I am planning events to get the word out that you don’t need a bunch of nasty chemicals to have a good time. Just good friends, family, good music and a good honest spirit full of faith.”

Dourdan deserves to be given the benefit of the doubt. If he says the drugs were not his, and his drug test came back negative, there’s no reason not to believe him. He was intoxicated though, probably on alcohol which is legal, which he indicates is the reason he pulled over to sleep it off. Very responsible. Dourdan would be more believable however, if the person who did own the drugs turned themselves in to save him.

Dawn Wells, aka Mary Ann from Gilligans Island, was pulled over and arrested for marijuana possession in March, but the man who she gave a ride to confessed it was his pot, so Wells was set free. Up until then everyone thought she was guilty.

Sometimes things aren’t as they seem, and we really need to keep an open mind, especially when we’re talking about criminal charges.