'CSI' Star Pleads Guilty to Possessing Cocaine, Ecstasy

Zap2It.com | May 28, 2008

Gary Dourdan booking photo, Palm Beach Police Department

Gary Dourdan won't get jail time

Gary Dourdan is owning up to his actions that landed him in jail in April.

The former "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" actor pleaded guilty to counts of cocaine and Ecstasy possession during his arraignment Wednesday (May 28) in Indio, Calif., reports People.

The case stems from an incident on the morning of April 28 when police spotted Dourdan sleeping in his car on the wrong side of the street in Palm Springs. At the time he was charged with three felony drug possession counts for heroin, cocaine and Ecstasy found in his car. The heroin count was dismissed.

Dourdan would have faced up to 3 years and 8 months based on the charges filed against him.

"As a result of today's proceedings, Gary has been given diversion [a drug treatment program]," his lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley said outside the Lawson Justice Center. "He very much regrets what happened and he's very embarrassed by what occurred, but he's looking forward to moving on and getting back to work. He is very grateful to the court for being understanding and giving him an opportunity to resolve the issue and move forward."

Dourdan had played Warrick Brown on "CSI" for several years but was recently killed off the show when his character was shot twice in the neck by a dirty cop.