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.

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.

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.