1 CommentActor Gary Dourdan has been charged with three counts of felony drug possession, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
A spokesperson from the Riverside County District Attorney’s office tells CelebTV.com the CSI star was charged with possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstacy.
If convicted, he faces probation and could be required to complete a drug treatment program, the D.A.’s office confirms, adding that Dourdan does not face jail time.
Dourdan was arrested in Palm Springs April 28 after a patrol officer from the Palm Springs Police Department 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 told CelebTV.com, and appeared to be sleeping.
The officer who discovered Dourdan found suspected cocaine, heroin, Ecstacy, prescription drugs and paraphernalia on the actor.
The actor was taken to Palm Springs Jail, booked and released on $5,000 bail at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday.
Dourdan’s arraignment has been set for May 28.
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1 What the HELL???? • May 7, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Ok, I love this actor. He is great on CSI…But, if that had been an ordinary citizen, they would have faced jail time. 3 felony counts and only probation???? Celebs get away with way too much and this is why they keep doing it.