Kiefer Checks Into Jail

Kiefer Sutherland did the crime and decided to immediately start doing the time. The 24 actor was sentenced on Wednesday to 48 days in jail for his second drunk-driving arrest in three years, and immediately reported to the Glendale, Calif., city jail to begin serving his time.

In October, Sutherland was found driving with a blood-alcohol level above the California legal limit of .08. In addition to serving jail time, Sutherland must also pay a $510 fine, enroll in an 18-month alcohol-education class and attend weekly alcohol-therapy sessions.

This isn’t Sutherland’s first alcohol-related run-in with the law. At the time of his October arrest he was on probation for charges stemming from a 2004 DUI incident which he was sentenced to five years’ probation, 50 hours of community service and ordered to attend an alcohol treatment program. He was also convicted of alcohol-related reckless driving in 1993.

Said Sutherland of his most recent troubles, "I'm very disappointed in myself for the poor judgment I exhibited recently, and I'm deeply sorry for the disappointment and distress this has caused my family, friends and co-workers."