Anyone remember Lane Garrison? No? He's the guy from Prison Break who was sentenced to over three years in prison after he was involved in a drunk driving crash that killed a teenager.
In a desperate effort to make sure nobody forgets him, Garrison sent a letter to Access Hollywood from prison. As you do.
Greetings and Happy New Year to you and everyone at Access Hollywood from Donovan State Prison. Never did I think I would be saying the words ‘happy and prison’ in the same sentence and not be on a set. It’s pure irony coming from the show and now living the real deal. It’s surreal and mind-blowing to say the least.
Just this past Monday they let a group of inmates watch the season premiere of Prison Break. It felt like an out of body experience as I stood around a crowd of tattooed felons watching Michael Scofield try to escape … all of us longing to be free as well!
This has been the hardest year of my life. I hope people, young and old, are learning from my mistakes and what can happen when you drink and drive. I have much to say about the pain I’ve felt and seen inside of prison. It has been eye-opening and a harrowing experience.
Aw, poor guy. He seems to have really learned something from …. Wait, who were we talking about? We already forgot.
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Lane Garrison, briefly of FOX's Prison Break, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for killing a 17-year-old passenger while driving drunk and high on cocaine. The "But you were on Prison Break" jokes should get him through the first couple months; after that, the tough time starts.
Look on the bright side, Lane: Bush will be out of office the next time you go to fill up your tank. Keep your fingers crossed.
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Lane Garrison, whose love of fast automobiles is widely known, was just sentenced by an LA County judge to submit to diagnostic testing at with Department of Corrections. What's that mean? Here's the breakdown, courtesy of TMZ (who, of course, are having a shit fit the likes of which haven't been seen since Lohan got another dewey):
Garrison's lawyers, Richard Hutton and Harland Braun, have apparently asked the court for a "diagnostic." That means Garrison will be sent to a California prison for 90 days, where shrinks and others will determine if Garrison is a suitable candidate for probation.
If the judge goes along with the defense request, the smart money is that the shrinks will say Garrison is a suitable candidate for probation and the judge will agree. That would mean Garrison would serve 90 days.
Only 90 days for killing a kid? Why, had I known that…erm.
Exclusive Mollygood sources inside the courtroom say that though Garrison's case seems to be moving along in his favor, there was a minor kink in the works when, during testimony, Garrison shouted, "Yes they deserved to die, and I hope they burn in hell!"
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Is the anti-drunk driving spot that all but guarantees viewers will have to find a healthy supply of liquor to erase the bloodcurdling screams from their heads very well-planned?
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Lane Garrison—who now probably wishes he hadn't chosen to pose so cavalierly with booze—is in even more hot water, as TMZ is currently reporting that witnesses saw him doing lots of cocaine only minutes before he crashed his car, killing a teenage passenger of his.
Blood tests have revealed that Lane Garrison had "more than twice the legal limit" of alcohol in his system and was under the influence of cocaine during the fatal crash that killed a 17-year-old boy in December, this according to police.
A spokesman for the Beverly Hills Police Department announced today that his department has recommend that the L.A. County District Attorney file a felony charge of gross vehicular manslaughter against the "Prison Break" star.
The D.A. received the police file today and the case is under review. If charges are filed and Garrison is convicted, he faces a maximum of ten years in prison…
…As TMZ first reported, Garrison met Vahagn Setian and two 15-year-old girls hours before the crash. The teens invited the actor to a party, where people who attended tell TMZ they saw Garrison drink between four and seven shots of Grey Goose vodka in a short period of time.
Hanging with teenagers? Taking lots of vodka shots? Blowing rails with said teenagers? Can you say "slam dunk?" I could try this case after watching a couple episodes of SVU.
Let's just say dude's lucky he was on the show Prison Break. It'll probably come in handy.
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