Gary Dourdan Pleads Guilty To Ecstasy, Cocaine Possession

By Access HollywoodMay 28, 2008, 11:08 am PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Former "CSI" star Gary Dourdan pled guilty to counts of cocaine and Ecstasy possession on Wednesday, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

Dourdan had been charged with three counts of felony drug possession, stemming from his April 28 arrest in Palm Springs, Calif., where a patrol officer allegedly found the actor asleep behind the wheel of his car, which was parked facing the wrong way on the side of the road.

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A felony charge of heroin possession was dismissed against Dourdan on Wednesday.

As a result of his plea to the cocaine and Ecstasy possession charges, the 41-year-old actor must complete a drug rehab program.

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Following the court hearing, an attorney for Dourdan released the following statement to Access Hollywood:

"As a result of today's proceedings, Gary will be attending diversion classes. Obviously, Gary is embarrassed by what has happened, and he's grateful to the Court for its understanding. Gary looks forward to putting this behind him and getting back to work."

If there are no further infractions within the next 18 months, the charges will be dismissed.

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Dourdan left "CSI" at the end of this season and will not return to the series in the fall.

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  • T C
    Whats a black guy doing with coke anyways? Now, crackrock I can understand. Even the thizzles are within reason. But some Columbian marching powder?
    report abuseposted June 9, 2008, 12:49 pm PDT
  • alleycat3212
    people can change, Somuch hatred and bickering in the world, its amazing we arent at war with ourselves.
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 3:09 pm PDT
  • alleycat3212
    so it doesnt matter what color you are, all that matters is how you treat the other people in the world. And so what if he got drug charges, does that mean you should turn your back on him. Say a good friend of yours got hooked on cocaine, Instead of trying to help the friend out u turn your back and talk trash about them. If so, maybe your the one with the issues. People can change,
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 3:07 pm PDT
  • alleycat3212
    It really amazes me how on ANY message board there are a few jerks, No matter waht the subject is they get the whole board all fired up. Its not a racist thing, Do you think that all the cops look for just colored peeps doing %@!*# wrong. LMFAO WTFEver. I'm white and have black friends and relatives and they treat you better than some of the white trash i know.
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 3:05 pm PDT
  • Sweet Cheeks
    I , as well didnt care too much for the way that they strung his charecter out in the show, and then had him killed in the end. That truly sucked, and makes me not want to watch the show any longer.
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 9:38 am PDT
  • What was he doing in Palm Springs , thats a gay Mecca . I live near there. ummmmmmm hummmmm makes me wonder about him now
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 8:20 am PDT
  • cucu
    i love the role he played on csi
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 7:59 am PDT
  • cucu
    thats so sad i did like on csi .Don't play the black card that is so played out . we all make mistakes
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 7:46 am PDT
  • cucu
    thats so sad i did like on csi .Don't play the black card that is so played out . we all make mistakes
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 7:46 am PDT
  • tamera.smith35
    well that just sucks about gary..... i saw the season finally of the csi he gets killed right in the neck and shot in the head... they took away jorja tooo.. two of the best three actors on the show!!! tooo bad for cbs im sure tht will find other actors later on ....i hope they will return later and good luck to gary on his life hopefully he will do a great turn-around !
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 7:42 am PDT
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