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Don Bolles in trouble

Former Germs drummer and legendary Avant-Garde Record Collector Don Bolles is in trouble. Read on:

This past Wednesday night Don Bolles suffered a bizarre and unfortunate interception with the Newport Police Department. He was stopped for a broken tail light. We believe his unconventional looks and old army green van made him the victim of police profiling in this very affluent, quiet town. They searched his van. The only thing they found was a bottle of Dr Bronner's soap. If you are a good friend of Don's, you know this is the only cleaning agent he uses for every thing from tooth paste to laundry detergent. The police ran a drug field test on the soap and it came up positive. Dr. Bronner's is made with hemp seed oil. Maybe this is the reason behind the arresting officer's error. I spoke with someone who is familiar with forensic drug tests. They said the field test is not absolutely accurate. There are two other drug tests that need to be conducted on the soap. Also, the drug they are ascertaining that Don is in possession of is unusable in a soap base. He is being charged with a felony. His bail is $25,000. He could get up to 20 years in prison. This is very serious. Through a bail bonds company it is 2,500 dollars. Currently we have roughly 1,000 dollars. He is now being held at the Orange County jail. This is not a safe place for Don.

With all my heart I do believe Don is innocent. I talked to the Police yesterday at the holding facility. Their attitude was harsh. This is truly a horrible and sad incident. I spoke with Don a number of times. He is in utter disbelief that this is happening to him. We are asking friends if they could make a contribution of 10-20 dollars or more to help get him out of jail as soon as possible so he can seek legal assistance. Please make contributions to the paypal account below. Also, if anyone knows of a lawyer that can donate their services, please contact me as soon as possible. I spoke with criminal lawyers yesterday and their fees are unbelievably high. Please repost this on your bulletin if your network of friends can help. - Nora

Paypal and contact email:deernora@yahoo.com

Posted by WOEBOT on April 8, 2007 01:01 PM |

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Moved from another comments box posted by "godoggo":

I posted a link at Alice Bag's blog here, and she gave the following response:

Just in case anyone follows the link posted by godoggo, I just found this on the AP newswire. It appears that the soap manufacturer is paying Don's legal costs. I know we'd all like to help Don but please research to your full satisfaction before contributing to any paypal account. You should be certain that your money and/or resources are going where they can do the most good.

Don + Soap ...???
Alice 4/11/07

From the A.P. newswire:

"Punk icon DON BOLLES is struggling to clear his name after being arrested with what police are convinced is date-rape drug GHB. The former The Germs drummer, real name Jimmy Michael Giorsetti, was pulled over in Newport Beach, California for driving with a broken taillight last week (04APR07) and police searching his van found a bottle of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap. A field test of the liquid indicated it contained GHB and Bolles was arrested on suspicion of felony narcotics possession. He spent a night in local police cells and then was transferred to two county jails before his release on Sunday (08APR07). Bolles maintains his innocence, insisting he has been using the Magic Soap for over 30 years. He tells the Los Angeles Times newspaper, "A date-rape drug is the last thing I need. If anything, I need a way to keep the girls off of me. They make my girlfriend mad." And, as he prepares to defend himself, the one-time heroin addict has won the support of the manufacturers of his favourite liquid soap. Dr Bronner's company President David Bronner has agreed to pay for Bolles' legal costs, stating, "The field test must have been flawed or tampered with." Bronner admits police field tests of Magic Soap have occasionally indicated THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, because the soap includes hemp oil. But the GHB findings are "beyond belief."

Posted by: WOEBOT [TypeKey Profile Page] | April 13, 2007 12:49 PM

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