Actor Farina arrested with gun in luggage at LAX
Posted on Mon, May. 12, 2008
The Associated Press
Stuart Ramson / AP
In this April 27, 2007 file photo, actor Dennis Farina arrives to the world premiere of his film "The Grand", at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Farina was arrested at LAX Sunday, May 11, 2008, after trying to get through security with a loaded gun. AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)
LOS ANGELES --
Actor Dennis Farina was charged with a felony Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage.
When the weapon was discovered at a security checkpoint, the 64-year-old actor said he had forgotten the .22-caliber handgun was in his luggage, police said.
Farina was booked for investigation of carrying a concealed weapon, said Sgt. Dennis Beacham. Bail was set at $25,000 before police discovered the weapon was not registered. Charges were then upgraded to a felony and bail was increased to $35,000.
Farina was released after posting bail on Sunday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Web site.
Farina's latest film, the Ashton Kutcher-Cameron Diaz comedy "What Happens in Vegas," opened Friday.
Farina has starred in TV's "Law & Order" series and in such movies as "Snatch" and "Get Shorty." The actor is also a former Chicago police officer.
Calls to Farina's lawyer and agent were not returned Sunday.
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