CSI Star Busted for Heroin
April 29, 2008
CSI star Gary Dourdan was arrested in Palm Springs early Monday morning on suspicion of drug possession, CelebTV.com has confirmed.
According to the Palm Springs Police Department, a patrol officer found the 41-year-old actor (real name: Robert Gary Durdin) inside a car parked on the wrong side of the street at 5:21 a.m.. Dourdan was in the driver’s seat, authorities say, and appeared to be sleeping.
The officer who discovered Dourdon found suspected cocaine, heroin, Ecstacy, prescription drugs and paraphernalia on the actor.
Dourdon was taken to Palm Springs Jail, booked and released on $5,000 bail at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday.
The CSI star’s performance on the show’s May 15 finale might be his last. TVGuide.com reported on April 14 the actor had been fired from the show.
