Thursday, 10 October 2013

The Office star Craig Robinson pleads guilty to two counts of drug possession... after he is caught attempting to leave the Bahamas with '18 ecstasy pills'

Craig Robinson has pleaded guilty to two charges of drug possession.

The Office alum was caught by local authorities attempting to fly out of the Bahamas while in the possession of ecstasy and marijuana, on Wednesday.

The 41-year-old was detained and ordered to pay a fine by a magistrate in the capital city of Nassau.

Detained: Craig Robinson plead guilty to two charges of drug possession in the Bahamas, on Wednesday, pictured in Los Angeles at This Is The End premiere in June
Detained: Craig Robinson plead guilty to two charges of drug possession in the Bahamas, on Wednesday, pictured in Los Angeles at This Is The End premiere in June
The actor best known for his role as Darryl Philbin on NBC's The Office was stopped as he tried to board a plane in the capital, Nassau, and head back to the United States.
Customs agents found a small amount of marijuana and pills deemed suspicious, said Supt. Stephen Dean of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

‘It was nothing major,’ Dean said.
Incriminating evidence: The 41-year-old was caught with 18 ecstasy pills and a small amount of marijuana
Incriminating evidence: The 41-year-old was caught with 18 ecstasy pills and a small amount of marijuana

Robinson, who was in the Bahamas for a comedy show, was taken into custody and appeared before a magistrate, where he pleaded guilty to two counts of drug possession.
Prosecutor Ercel Dorsett told the court that Robinson had a half gram of marijuana and 18 ecstasy pills.

The This Is The End star, who appeared calm in a shorts and T-shirt and was not accompanied by a lawyer, told the court he brought the drugs from the United States and did not know they were illegal in the Bahamas.

Comedic actor: Robinson is known for films such as This Is The End co-starring Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, and James Franco
Comedic actor: Robinson is known for films such as This Is The End co-starring Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, and James Franco

Magistrate Andrew Forbes ordered him to pay a $1,000 fine and directed that he be turned over to authorities and removed from the country.
He could have faced four years in prison.

A publicist for Robinson, Nicole Chabot, declined to comment.
His most famous role: The actor grew to notoriety on The Office as Darryl
His most famous role: The actor grew to notoriety on The Office as Darryl

Blair Berk, a Los Angeles lawyer who represented the actor after a previous drug arrest, also declined comment.


In June 2008, police in Culver City, California, arrested Robinson on suspicion of possessing MDMA, also known as ecstasy, and methamphetamine.

The charges were later dismissed after he completed a diversion program.

Robinson is familiar to many for his roles in movies such as the Pineapple Express, Zach and Miri Make a Porn, and Hot Tub Time Machine.

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