“The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell” star Daniel Baldwin couldn’t appear in court when the charges against him were dropped, thanks in no small part to court-ordered drug rehabilitation following an arrest last year on cocaine possession charges. The actor may have left a bad taste in the mouths of film-goers and had all kinds of drug paraphernalia in that Santa Monica hotel, but Judge Kelly MacEachern has determined that he did not steal the 2003 GMC Yukon from his friend Ken Smith.

Authorities had alleged that the guy who totally sucked in “Car 54, Where Are You” had stolen the car, even though Baldwin had plausibly explained that he “borrowed it”. Baldwin thought Smith’s cousin had possession and legal rights to lend the vehicle, but he did not, so the “Vegas Vampires” star was arrested and subsequently charged with the crime.

After a brief hearing, charges were dropped at the request of the prosecution. The judge in the case explained that “After following up on statements that were provided to us by witnesses and the victim, we determined that the evidence didn’t support us going forward with the case.” Lucky break indeed for the guy whose best role was playing Vet #1 in “Born on the Fourth of July”.

While the star of “Bare Witness” may not be an Alec, a Stephen or even a William Baldwin, the one clear determination is that he also not the star of Grand Theft Auto Santa Monica, Actual Real Life Edition.

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