PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Prosecutors have charged Jaime Pressly with misdemeanor drunken driving.
The 33-year-old “My Name is Earl” co-star was arrested Jan. 5 after Santa Monica police say she was stopped for a traffic violation. She was released after posting $15,000 bail.
Deputy City Attorney Melanie Skehar says Pressly was charged Tuesday morning with driving under the influence and having a blood alcohol content of .20 or higher.
An e-mail message for Pressly’s publicist was not immediately returned.
The charges were first reported Tuesday by celebrity website TMZ.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 2, 2011. Read the original PDF.