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Actor Dennis Farina Apologizes for "Stupidity"
May 12, 2008, 11:37 AM PDT 
Los Angeles -- He's played a police officer on-screen and off, and now veteran actor Dennis Farina is apologizing for being on the other side of the law.Farina , 64, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday when investigators say an unregistered handgun was found in his briefcase as he attempted to board an airplane. The gun was loaded at the time, police said. "I apologize to anyone and everyone that I have caused any embarrassment or inconvenience to," the 64-year-old actor said in a statement. "It is my own stupidity to find myself in this embarrassing situation." When the weapon was discovered at a security checkpoint at about 8 a.m. Sunday, police said Farina told them he had forgotten the .22-caliber handgun was in his luggage. The actor told police he had driven in from Arizona to catch a flight to Chicago from LAX and simply forgot the gun was in the briefcase. Farina, a former Chicago police officer, admitted he did not have a permit to carry a concealed weapon at the time of his arrest, police said. He was originally charged with a misdemeanor weapons charge and was taken to the LAPD Pacific station, and his bail was first set at $25,000. But the charges were then upgraded to a felony, as the .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol was not registered. Farina was transferred to the LAPD Van Nuys station, which is equipped to examine persons under a doctor's care. He was released on $35,000 bail Sunday night and is now facing a felony charge. Farina played detective Joe Fontana in more than 40 episodes of "Law And Order" on the NBC television network, as well as regular roles in the TV series "Miami Vice" "In-Laws" and "Crime Story." He has also had roles in "Saving Private Ryan" and numerous other movies. Farina's latest movie, "What Happens In Vegas," opened this week. Copyright © 2008, KTLA Video  More Coverage    
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