ATLANTA — An actor who plays a priest on the AMC drama "The Walking Dead" is facing drunken driving and drug charges after police say he was clocked going 107 mph on a Georgia highway.
Seth Gilliam, 46, was stopped shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday on Georgia Highway 74 in the Peachtree City area, authorities said.
"The driver applied the brakes prior to passing my vehicle and was still traveling at 107 mph," a Peachtree City police officer, who was in his patrol car and running radar, wrote in a report.
The speed limit on that stretch of highway is 55 mph. It is not far from the set where much of the TV show is filmed in the nearby town of Senoia. Gilliam plays Father Gabriel on a drama that portrays survivors of a zombie apocalypse battling infected "walkers" and each other.
Gilliam told the officer he had had three beers and a shot of alcohol, according to a police report. The actor's eyes were "extremely bloodshot," the report said.
Seth GilliamPhoto: SplashNews
Police say they noticed a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the Chevrolet Cruze, and found a marijuana joint inside a cigarette pack in the car.
Two representatives for the actor didn't immediately return phone calls Tuesday from the Associated Press.
Gilliam faces charges of speeding, reckless driving, drug possession and drunken driving.
Gilliam is the second actor from "The Walking Dead" to face drunken driving charges in Peachtree City in the past three years.
Actor Scott Wilson, who played a farmer named Hershel Greene on the show, was arrested by Peachtree City police and charged with drunken driving after someone called 911 to report a Chrysler PT Cruiser driving erratically in August 2012.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT 'BEN Latest News'
'Like us on Facebook'
BEN Latest News Pages
'Follow us on Twitter'
@BENLatestNews
'Follow Us on Google+'
+BEN Latest News
'Follow Us on LinkedIn'
BEN Latest News Linked Page
'Follow Us on BBM Channel'
BBM: BEN Latest News Channel
For Advertisment and Partnering with us contact the CEO on:
BEN Latest News™
BBM PIN: PRIVATE CHAT ON BBM
Skype ID: Live:benlatestnews
Phone: (+234)-807-591-2014
Work: (+234)-903-027-0566
Mobile: (+234)-818-505-0866
BizLine: (+234)-812-595-5300
Email: ADVERTISMENT MANAGER
Email: BEN Latest News CEO
No comments:
Post a Comment