County jail puts tracking device on actor Gary Collins after DUI release

Santa Barbara, CA

Actor Gary Ennis Collins arrived at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail about 6:20 a.m. Wednesday to have an electronic monitoring device placed on his ankle.

The GPS tracking device will be used to monitor Collins as he serves a 120-day sentence at home for a DUI conviction resulting from a Jan. 31 traffic stop in Summerland.

If Collins abides by all of the rules, he will receive credit and be released from the program in 72 days, on Aug. 6.

During his sentence, Collins will be allowed to leave his home to go to work and to leave home for four hours per week to run errands.

Collins is known for his roles in the 1970 film Airport, in the 1965 TV series The Wackiest Ship in the Army, in the 1969 Andy Griffith film Angel in My Pocket and for starring in the 1972 TV series The Sixth Sense.

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Gary Collins pleads no contest to DUI, sentenced to jail

Santa Barbara, CA

Actor and former TV host Gary Collins faces 120 days in jail or home detention after pleading no contest to misdemeanor driving under the influence.

Santa Barbara Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter said Collins' plea was entered Monday by his lawyer.

Because it was Collins' third offense, a 120-day jail sentence is mandatory, but Carter said the actor may apply for electronically monitored home detention instead.

Collins also was given three years of probation and a violation of the terms could bring a total of 365 days in jail.

His sentence also included a three-year suspension of his driver's license, mandatory attendance at a multiple-offenders school and a 90-day vehicle impoundment.

A call by The Associated Press to Collins' attorney Gilbert Gaynor was not immediately returned.

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Gary Collins charged with DUI (again): Nearly 4 times the legal limit!

Santa Barbara, CA

Authorities have charged host Gary Collins with drunken driving.

The actor and former TV host has two previous drunken driving convictions, and authorities say he could face up to 120 days in jail if convicted.

The California Highway patrol arrested Collins on Jan. 31 on suspicion of driving a motor home while drunk.

Authorities gauged his blood alcohol content as .29, more than three times the .08 level at which a person is presumed impaired, said Lee Carter, Santa Barbara senior deputy district attorney.

The 70-year-old is a former host of the Miss America Pageant and has appeared in numerous episodes of TV series such as "The Young and the Restless" and "JAG."

His lawyer, Gilbert Gaynor, had no comment on charges being filed.

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Gary Collins arrested, suspected of DUI...again

Santa Barbara, CA

Authorities say they arrested actor and TV host Gary Collins on suspicion of drunken driving. According to an arrest report, deputies in the coastal county of Santa Barbara pulled Collins over Saturday evening after noticing him driving a motor home erratically. The 70-year-old was arrested by the California Highway Patrol after failing a field sobriety test. He was later released on $25,000 bail.

The arrest comes roughly 13 months after Collins pleaded no contest to driving under the influence and served a four-day jail sentence in a suburb of Los Angeles. He was placed on two years of informal probation, and records show he was admonished about the dangers of drunken driving.

Records also indicate he was convicted of DUI in 2004 in Malibu. They did not indicate whether he has an attorney.

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Gary Collins released from jail for driving under the influence (DUI)

Los Angeles, CA

Former TV host Gary Collins was released from jail Friday morning after completing a four-day sentence for a second DUI conviction.

Collins, 69, left the Glendale, Calif., facility – which also currently houses Kiefer Sutherland (who is due for release on Monday) – at 6:15 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Web site. Collins and Sutherland were not housed near one other.

The former Hour Magazine and Home Show host was busted for DUI after an accident in the San Fernando Valley on Oct. 23. More >>

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Gary Collins jailed after driving under the influence (DUI) conviction

Glendale, CA

Veteran actor Gary Collins has turned himself in to California authorities to begin a 96-hour sentence after pleading guilty to drunk driving on 12-7-07.

Collins checked into Glendale City Jail on Monday, where he will find himself in good company - Kiefer Sutherland also is serving time at the jail following his driving under the influence (DUI) conviction on 9-8-07.

Gary Collins, 69, was handed the prison sentence in December following his October arrest after the actor crashed his black Ford Explorer into a blue Toyota while driving through Sherman Oaks, California.

In addition to his jailtime, Collins must complete 100 hours of community service. He was also fined $500 and will be placed on probation for four years.

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