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CSI Star Avoids Jail in Drug Bust

Gary Dourdan pleads guilty after being caught with heroin, cocaine, and ecstasy

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(Newser) – CSI co-star Gary Dourdan sidestepped 3-4 years in jail yesterday by copping a plea in a case involving cocaine and ecstasy, the AP reports. Dourdan, whose character was killed off in the season finale, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony drug possession after an arrest last month near Palm Springs, Calif.; a heroin charge was dropped after he agreed to a 30-hour diversion program.

CSI co-star Gary Dourdan is seen Feb. 26, 2006 at the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles.
CSI co-star Gary Dourdan is seen Feb. 26, 2006 at the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Oscar Gabriel)
This police booking photo provided by the Palm Springs, Calif., Police Department shows actor Gary Dourdan who plays Warrick Brown on
This police booking photo provided by the Palm Springs, Calif., Police Department shows actor Gary Dourdan who plays Warrick Brown on "CSI" after he was arrested and charged with felony drug possession....   (AP Photo/Palm Springs Police Department)
Gary Dourdan last year.
Gary Dourdan last year.   (AP Photo)
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