Smallville Actor Facing 20 Years For Drug-Dealing

Smallville Actor Facing 20 Years For Drug-Dealing

Sam Jones(Pete Ross) is facing some hefty prison time for messing about with the ol' Persian rugs.

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By MarkCassidy - Oct 22, 2009 06:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Smallville
Source: TMZ.com

Actor Sam Jones, who played Clark Kent's best friend Pete in the earlier seasons of Smallville , was arrested on Wednesday. Cops say he was part of a conspiracy to deal more than 10,000 pills of oxycodone.

Jones was taken into custody by DEA agents who claim that he was a "co-conspirator" in a series of major drug deals in 2008. According to documents filed in federal court, the DEA claims Jones was the "Hollywood connection" in a plot to illegally purchase and distribute the drug.

Jones has been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute. He's due in federal court in LA today. If convicted, Jones faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

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longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 10/22/2009, 6:47 AM
Its funny I was just reading someone else's post of this. It gave the headline and said "Its not who you think it is". Then I click on it and it was exactly who I thougt it was. Pete's outta' work, He's gotta' make money somehow.
XmutantX
XmutantX - 10/22/2009, 6:47 AM
hahaha jeeze...
~X
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/22/2009, 6:51 AM
BAD PETE BAD!!!

Clark's gonna smack your A$$!! : D

I take it he wont be back then lol.

Damn! ; D
DTLSinger
DTLSinger - 10/22/2009, 6:53 AM
Wow he was annoying doubt they would have brought him back for any new episodes anyways. The only thing he was good for was... wait... i can't think of anything. I mean adding characters in is stupid. At least Chloe is hot! lol
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 10/22/2009, 6:58 AM
Anyone remember the episode when Pete was under the influence of red K and hid in Clark's barn? Then when Clark went up to the loft Pete dances out from behind some boxes and sorta' sings "Why'd your Dad call my parents?" It was hilarious and out of place.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 10/22/2009, 6:58 AM
Ah well, serves him right. No one forced him to do it!

Cant say I was ever too upset when he left Smallville but his chracter was occasionally quite good especially after finding out Clark's secret - even though that story got boring after a while!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/22/2009, 7:00 AM
You know, this is a job for =



: D
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 10/22/2009, 7:02 AM
lol
ClintEastwood
ClintEastwood - 10/22/2009, 7:06 AM
I think he was really just on the show for diversity.
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 10/22/2009, 7:09 AM
Of course he was there for diversity. Pete Ross in the comics was white.
VandalJ
VandalJ - 10/22/2009, 7:11 AM
Sorry, Pete.
vonstallin
vonstallin - 10/22/2009, 7:14 AM
Well, Im always sad to see the Hollywood sellouts. Not sure why he left Smallville (or if the studio tossed him), but he did land on his feet with "ER" on NBC, then again he played the gay brother of Mekhi Phifer. Later he had a bigger role on "ER" but of all things the show ended.

Damn he pretty much F**k himself :(
He got super cut up while on ER.

For some reason I see them giving him a medium slap on the wrist... probation and maybe 18 months in a LA jail. I bet they dont toss him in Gen Pop.

Damn...going to jail over pain pills....
that wont get any jail house reps...
SkunkApe1
SkunkApe1 - 10/22/2009, 7:29 AM
What a jerk.

hawkngo
hawkngo - 10/22/2009, 7:43 AM


hawkngo
hawkngo - 10/22/2009, 7:49 AM
ComicFreak11
ComicFreak11 - 10/22/2009, 7:58 AM
ha ha sucks for pete and chole is hot teabag
ClintEastwood
ClintEastwood - 10/22/2009, 8:21 AM
He can go get Blade to do his taxes at least ;)
ComicFreak11
ComicFreak11 - 10/22/2009, 8:34 AM
I'm pertty sure when we all saw the first episode of smallville we knew this was going to happen
jazzman
jazzman - 10/22/2009, 8:44 AM
@ClintEastwood and longbowhunter

you say "you think he was really just on the show for diversity."

so what about Kristin Kreuk shes not full white as Lana Lang in the comics. Kristin Kreuk is half white and Chinese and she played Lana Lang no issue there.

plus you guys forget that Tim Burton Batman had Billy Dee Williams a black man casted as Harvey Dent. its not like white actors never played black or asian based characters on film. i.e. The King of Fighters live action movie Sean Faris is going to play a japanese character Kyo Kusanagi.or even Angelina Jolie who starred in "A Mighty Heart" this is based on a true of a black/mixed race woman no one did not complain about she was casted cause of diversity.

anyway Sam Jones was good in ER i dont know why he did that to himself i guess acting pay check must be really bad.
jazzman
jazzman - 10/22/2009, 8:56 AM
@ClintEastwood

i hope you know Wesley Snipes was acquitted

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/business/worldbusiness/01iht-01cndtax.9684732.html?_r=1
jazzman
jazzman - 10/22/2009, 9:17 AM
@teabag

we talking about the taxes for Snipes anyway Wesley Snipes still got a acting career cause his going to be in Abel Ferrara new movie "Game of Death".
Spock
Spock - 10/22/2009, 9:28 AM
I never really cared for his character anyway. If he is convicted all I can say is Dumb Ass Jones!!!!
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 10/22/2009, 9:38 AM
Just when I thought Smallville had stoppped tainting actors careers
Crusader
Crusader - 10/22/2009, 9:45 AM
Damn, times are tough. This recession would bring the worst out of everyone. Not like its a bad idea. Hollywood actors love oxycodone.
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 10/22/2009, 10:00 AM
Affirmative Action casting? Haha theres a new one. No I'm pretty sure, as said before, they just want more diversity. I'm sure Smallville, despite being in rural Kansas, would not likely be filled with only white people like the early comics depicted. Mostly, yeah, but not exclusively. Star Wars was in its own universe so you cant say the same thing there. I dont see the issue with that. If it were superman... than yeah, but small characters like Pete? Nah.
superdog
superdog - 10/22/2009, 10:23 AM
I could Beat these charges. Someone give him my number.
antz1104
antz1104 - 10/22/2009, 10:26 AM
WTF Pete!?
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 10/22/2009, 10:37 AM
I THINK HE SHOULD HAVE WORN SUPERHERO GEAR AND A MASK..."I AM DRUGSTAR"(MOBILE DRUGSTORE WITH THE POWER TO SELL YOU DRUGS, AND MOTRIN FOR MINOR ACHES AND PAINS)
Smolo
Smolo - 10/22/2009, 10:58 AM
I think he should blame the kryptonite laced gum.
jazzman
jazzman - 10/22/2009, 11:08 AM
@teabag

Snipes is coming back to major film now not the straight to DVD movies. he has been casted in Brooklyn's Finest with Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle

@wards

i know george lucas casting Billy Dee Williams as lando after receiving negative press but did it made the movie crap "NO". did Angelina Jolie get negative press for playing a black/mixed woman on film?

@Shadowelfz

i agree with you if Superman was played by a black man that wont make sense.

but i remember people complain that Nick Fury is not black. but he is black in the Ultimate universe that Marvel Comics created. also the KingPin situation casting Michael Clarke Duncan to play the character was a issue at first but he does esembled the character stature plus the studio tried to find a white actor to play the role but there is no white actor that size in Hollywood.
thegamedrex
thegamedrex - 10/22/2009, 11:09 AM
damn why the black man why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh yeah because it was the Black Guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FlashThompson
FlashThompson - 10/22/2009, 11:14 AM
I knew he was pretty stressed about keeping Clark's secret but DAMN BOYEEE get yourself together.
samd577
samd577 - 10/22/2009, 11:29 AM
Speaking of mixed race casting, are we not missing a big one here?

Pete Ross was white in the comics...

Not that it's a bad thing, but it does kinda scream 'affirmative casting'.
Imran
Imran - 10/22/2009, 11:46 AM
Pete Ross being black was one of the few good creative aspects that came out of Smallville, it just seemed to work (admittedly I was annoyed when I first heard of the casting way back when)..

The best has to be its take on Lex though.. Oh and Lionel Luthor!
ReikoLJ
ReikoLJ - 10/22/2009, 12:10 PM
Ha! The [frick]tard
jazzman
jazzman - 10/22/2009, 12:27 PM
@samd577

dude we already mention that few comments back. even catwoman was white but she been played by black women Eartha Kitt and Halle Berry.

heres something how comes Kristin Kreuk who is asian/mixed played a white comic book character Lana Lang aint that a so called 'affirmative casting'too lol.

or what The Incredible Hulk Amadeus Cho who is asian been played by white actor Martin Starr was that a issue too i dont remember it was.

@teabag

also i did mention Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle are both in the movie too. i wish Marvel bring back Wesley Snipes to do a Blade 4 with a better director. Blade was Marvel first major sucessful movie.
shibazz
shibazz - 10/22/2009, 12:45 PM
Victimless Crimes.... and yet our political leaders can lie and say they are taking time out to go on a hike and really be in Venezuala cheating of their wife. All the while ditching their job post as govenor and abandoning a whole state and still not face any prosecution. What a country!(
BLADE4040
BLADE4040 - 10/22/2009, 1:27 PM
Jazzman: I hear you I'd love to see Snipes do another Blade movie.

Yea dont get me wrong I love America,but we have people entering the country illegally every day breaking or laws and in turn we take care of them. Then you take a guy selling a few pills...upper's,downers,steriods whatever and we lock them up for a decade or so.

Lock up for a year or give them a hefty fine and be done with. Let's spend a little time and effort correcting real problems like illegal aliens and their impact on our schools,health-care,care insurance and I could go on. those of you living in California know exactly what Im talking about.

Anyway smooth move Pete I know people who'd give one of their limbs to have the oppurtunity you seem to be pissing away with this BONEHEAD move.
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