INCIDENT REPORT
NAME: Tim Allen
LOCATION: Kalamazoo, Michigan
ARREST: October 2, 1978
CHARGE: Delivery of a controlled substance; conspiracy
Two men drove a year-old, silver
Chevy Nova, into the parking lot of the Kalamazoo airport one evening. They were delivering a substantial amount of cocaine to a third man. During the meeting, the three men were surprised to discover that they had fallen into a trap set by Michigan State Police.
One of them, Timothy Alan Dick, was taken to the Kalamazoo City Jail. He was interrogated for close to six hours and booked on drug charges. Tim Dick was then placed in a holding cell where he sat for two weeks. On October 17, 1978, he
was released on a $100,000 bond.
On November 26, 1979, he pleaded no contest to the charges. Judge Patrick H. McCauly, of the Kalamazoo County Circuit Court, sentenced Mr. Dick, to not more than seven, and no less than three years in prison. The judge instructed the twenty-five-year-old prisoner that he should use this time to get his proverbial act together. Mr. Dick was credited forty-four days for his time in the city jail and was led away by officers of the Michigan Department of
corrections.
While in prison, Mr. Dick learned to use his natural comedic abilities, to protect himself. He has been quoted as saying, "Humor was the best defense I had." - A rare rehabilitation success, Mr. Dick used his prison time to read voraciously and take a public-speaking course. That work helped lay the groundwork for his success as a comedian a few years after his release. Timothy Alan Dick changed his name to Tim Allen and became a headliner on the stand-up comedy circuit. In the 1990s he
became the star of his own television series, "Home Improvement."
Tim Allen has been one of the only performers in history to have a number-one film, a number-one TV series, and a number-one best-selling book at the same time. "In a hideous way," Mr. Allen has stated, "getting caught probably saved my life."
 
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