Kiefer Sutherland talked to Men’s Vogue about his seven week jail sentence that he served late last year and earlier this year for DUI. In the December/January issue, which you can find on the newsstands on November 25th, two days before the season premiere of “24,” Sutherland talks about how terrible the ordeal was. He told the interviewer that there was no smoking in jail. Sutherland had to go without smoking for 48 days, which was somewhat comforting to him even though he resumed smoking when he was released. He said the drinking and smoking was not a daily issue there and it made him glad to know he could quit. He added that with “And one day soon I will.” Too bad he just didn’t continue the “quitting” after the jail sentence.
He also complained that “The lights never go out, 24/7. You can’t cover anything. You can’t even put your head under a blanket. All the cells have cameras in them.”
Meanwhile, could Heather Locklear be facing at a jail term for the same offense? I doubt it since it was her first offense and it was Sutherland’s third, but still, she has been officially charged with the misdemeanor (felony charges only apply in DUI cases if someone is injured) of driving under the influence. She was originally charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance, but that charge was dropped. Lab tests showed that she had no alcohol in her system when she was taken in and the drugs she was using were prescribed, although the Senior Deputy District attorney declined to say what drugs were used.
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If convicted, Locklear could face up to six months in the county jail, but I am thinking it is more likely that she will just be fined. Her arraignment is set for January 26th in the Santa Barbara Superior Court.