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Hummingbird

Friday, January 31, 2003 - 08:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just saw a blurb about this on the news. Does anyone know the details?

Wilsonatmd

Friday, January 31, 2003 - 09:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
here's the AP report...apparently he was caught bringing cocaine on an airplane...


'Bachelorette' Contestant in Drug Charge
2 hours, 32 minutes ago


NEW YORK - A contestant on ABC's reality dating show "The Bachelorette" was charged Friday with trying to smuggle a small amount of cocaine aboard an airline at John F. Kennedy Airport, authorities said.



Greg S. Todtman, 28, of New York, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, said Tony Ciavolella, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.


Ciavolella said airport personnel found a small quantity of drugs on Todtman about 3 p.m. during a search at a security checkpoint in the American Airlines terminal. Todtman, who was headed to Los Angeles, was then booked by Port Authority police and released with a desk appearance ticket.


When asked if tried to carry drugs onto the plane, Todtman told Fox 5 News "that's not untrue" and said that he had been carrying sleeping pills.


"Learn the lesson for me," Todtman said outside the airport. "Have a prescription. And don't have a piece of aluminum foil next to something that doesn't have any label on it."


The six-episode series, staring "The Bachelor" runner-up Trista Rehn, began in January with Rehn choosing from among 25 men. Todtman was one of the final four (news - web sites) contestants, before being rejected in episode 4. Episode 5 is scheduled to air Wednesday.


"The Bachelorette" has been one of ABC's highest rated shows this year. The debut of the series in January drew 17.4 million viewers, making it the highest rated show for that time slot. The last episode drew more than 11.8 million viewers.

Jhezzie

Friday, January 31, 2003 - 10:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Guess she dodged a bullet there, huh?

Fabnsab

Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 02:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
How stupid can you be? I will never understand people. We have tightened security in airports but you're gonna try to smuggle a narcotic on. They looked between my toes when I went on vacation, for goodness sake. Do these people think they're untouchable or are they really that dumb?

Hippyt

Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 05:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow,she sure did dodge a bullet!

Jhezzie

Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 09:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe that's why he can't afford bigger digs, huh? LOL

Curious1

Monday, February 03, 2003 - 12:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
why does he claim it was sleeping pills, when they say the arrest was for cocaine? I personally have never seen cocaine, but isn't there an obvious difference between the looks of it and sleeping pills?

Djgirl5235

Monday, February 03, 2003 - 04:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Curious - as far as I know, there definitely is an obvious difference - one's a powder, one's a pill, yet that's not from personal experience...just thought that was how it went!

Northstar

Monday, February 03, 2003 - 08:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I saw on Extra tonight it was codine (sp), not cocaine. Codine is a pain pill. Still, he didn't have the pescription on him so he got busted. His quote, " Learn the lesson from me, have a pescription..." makes more sense now.

Curious1

Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 12:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I heard Jay Leno talking about this tonight in his monologe and he definately said that he was arrested for Cocaine (not codine). He made a joke of it saying that he was sure Trista was kicking her self for not picking the "crack head". He also made a joke saying that when his parents heard about this they were very upset to find out that he'd been on 'that bachelorette show'.

Luvmom

Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 06:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I've learned from experience that Mr.Jay doesn't always get it right.Like Northstar I saw it on Extra and it was codine found on him.

Seamonkey

Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 08:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
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Northstar

Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 02:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
lol Luvmom, like we should put much stock in our source either!

Tabbyking

Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 02:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
from what greg said, it wasn't real clear, either. often cocaine IS wrapped in foil, so was he saying he had foil-wrapped cocaine, or just that having foil next to an RX bottle made it show up on the metal scanner and they opened his RX drug...which wasn't really prescribed for him? a substance that would get him in trouble? sounds more like cocaine than codeine. but who knows...
i don't always take a whole bottle of coumadin with me and certainly wouldn't have the rx with me when i traveled. my pills go into one of those plastic boxes where i have them doled out by the days of the week. i guess I should carry the bottle, though! they might get it confused with my occasional pepcid!

Tabbyking

Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 02:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
besides, "sleeping pills" aren't codeine...and cocaine would keep you up, wouldn't it? so what is greg saying!? maybe "c-coca-c-code-quaaludes"?!

Luvmom

Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 06:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I know Northstar......lol....Not too much media hype out there that is trustworthy.

Yuhuru

Wednesday, February 05, 2003 - 06:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If this guy truly had cocaine and intended to take it on an airplane, how is it a misdemeanor?!?!?!?!