Celebrity Justice
John From Jail? Nichols Popped for DUI

Austin Nichols (who?), the actor who starred in the HBO show "John From Cincinnati" and appeared in the series "Deadwood," (oh, okay), was popped by police early Friday on suspicion of DUI in somewhere called Jackson, Mich.

Cops stopped Nichols just before 3:00 AM after he was seen driving the wrong way down a one-way street in a silver Mercury Mountaineer. Sound familiar? Austin was pulled over, and officers say they smelled alcohol on his breath. Cops report that Nichols blew a .10 and was arrested. Nichols didn't tell police where he was going, but a local paper, the Jackson Citizen Patriot, which first broke the story, said Nichols has been living at Clark Lake this summer. Jackson is located about 65 Celeb Mugshots -- click to launchmiles west of Detroit.

If convicted of drunk driving, Nichols could face up to 93 days in jail, a $500 fine and community service. To add insult to no injuries, HBO has announced that "John from Cincinnati" just got the ax.

Perhaps Austin can join buddy Jake in Nantucket.

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16. he still has the same goofy looking face as on the show... :::REVELATION::: maybe he's drunk on the show!!!

Posted at 1:25PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Moonlitheaven

17. I live in Jackson, MI and we aren't a little town., Well heck, a few of us actually more than a high school education. LA, we aren't but we have our share of celebs born and raised. We even get a few when Nascar comes to town.

Celeb's beware! You drive drunk, you pay the price in Michigan.


Posted at 2:06PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Anne

18. Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ!!!!

Posted at 2:42PM on Aug 24th 2007 by RockRgrrl

19. Jake's family has a place on Martha's Vineyard, not Nantucket. Is everything else in the report accurate?

Posted at 3:31PM on Aug 24th 2007 by ricklapel

20. I don't know Butchie instead.

Posted at 3:41PM on Aug 24th 2007 by dregs

21. Jake is in the bushes, on the beaches.. parking lots and parks looking for some open-air thrill 'we might get caught fun' with a strangers. I know George Michael liked to meet new boy friends and have spontaneous fun like that too..

Posted at 4:02PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Golatha

22. Save John from Cincinnati. Write HBO and beg them not to cancel the best show that's ever aired.

Posted at 4:20PM on Aug 24th 2007 by dcvb

23. Bummer Cuz, sorry to your mug on TMZ for this reason.

Posted at 6:41PM on Aug 26th 2007 by Dave Price

24. HE SHOULD HAVE WENT TO CALIFORNIA. HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A WAY WITH THIS BS..



WHY IS HE SMILING ANYWAYS? DOES HE REALLY THINK HE GOT BUSTED IN CALI????
DUMB ASS!

Posted at 4:59PM on Aug 24th 2007 by DO A CRIME! MOVE TO CALI AND GET AWAY WITH IT

25. Poor guy. Have some compassion. All he wants is to be a successful actor like his pal Jake, and he tries so hard and Jake tries to help him, but he just ain't got it (whatever it is) and won't make the grade. He needs to retool and do something else before it's too late. Be interesting to see if Jake supports him or dumps him. How loyal are you, Jake?

Posted at 9:34PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Hal

26. Michigan is not as forgiving for DUIs.

Yay Michigan!

Posted at 4:59PM on Aug 25th 2007 by Mm-hmm

27. He's not well known like Lindsay, Paris and Nicole, so he'll probably do all 93 days.

Justice? NOT in L.A. and not apparently for the rich.

Posted at 6:04PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Hope

28. You had two Jackson, Michigan stories today...one abouot Austin Nichols and one about Ted Nugent....both reside in Jackson or close to that location.

Posted at 7:23PM on Aug 24th 2007 by detroitdave

29. He should hire either Lindsay Lohan or Nicole Richie’s lawyer to save his ass from jail. Seems like these lawyers can turn things around for the benefit of the lawbreakers and convicts then again maybe they can only do this California, not Michigan.

Posted at 8:01PM on Aug 24th 2007 by drunkenmonkey

30. WHY DID IT CANCELED?! JOHN FROM CINCINNATI WAS A GOOD SHOW, BRING IT BACK HBO....I BANGED HER AND BROKE HER JAW

Posted at 8:21PM on Aug 24th 2007 by I dont know butchy instead

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