'Dell Dude' released after marijuana arrest
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Benjamin Curtis, better known as the "Dell Dude" from the
computer company's television commercials, was released from jail Monday
after being arrested on Manhattan's Lower East Side on suspicion of trying to
buy marijuana.
Curtis was arrested at 11:30 p.m. Sunday and charged with
criminal possession of marijuana when an officer saw him making the purchase
from Queens resident Omar Mendez, a police spokesman said. Police said
Curtis was buying "a small bag" and was not being charged with intent to
distribute. Mendez, 19, faces charges of drug sale and possession. Full Story