Celebrity Justice
Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist Busted for That Smell

Posted Oct 23rd 2008 2:20PM by TMZ Staff

Not all DUI busts are created equal.
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Gary Rossington, one of the founding members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd was arrested on DUI charges last month in Milton, Ga. Here are some of the highlights of the Sept. 9 arrest, dug up by The Smoking Gun website. These are direct quotes from Officer Alan Kelton:

-- "Mr. Rossington was very unsteady on his feet and almost fell over multiple times."
-- "I had Mr. Rossington sit in his vehicle so he would not fall."
-- "Mr. Rossington stated 'I know I am drunk , I do not want take the evaluations.'"

Rossington blew a .097 and .095 on the Georgia Intoxiliyzer 5000 (best Breathalyzer name ever). He was cited for DUI and released.

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1. He's still alive? I thought they were all either dead or in retirement homes by now.

Posted at 2:27PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Huh??

2. The fact that Skynard is the greatest rock band of all time should have been considered!!!
Those Red Neck cop bastards were probably listening to John Teshe when they pulled him over.
just saying...............

Posted at 2:34PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Yeddy Bo

3. Number 2 Yeddy Bo,

My gosh you can't have a real job. You're all over this website leaving comments.

I guess you're just another Obama supporter waiting on all his hand outs to losers like you. Idiot!

Posted at 2:49PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Misty

4. Love Lynyrd Skynyrd Band. They are still the best. Sorry this happened to Gary. He's a great guitarist!

Posted at 2:53PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Meri

5. I thought that was Billy Bob at first.

Posted at 3:00PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Colo.Girl

6. Hell witha name like "Georgia Intoxiliyzer 5000" I'd admit to being drunk too. That's one piece of machinery that sounds like it can sense the three beers you had two weeks ago.

Posted at 3:22PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by FreakyDeaky

7. .09 that's it? No way he'd be falling down with just a .09. I think other substances were used. I come to work with .09 and I'm just fein.. er.. fin.. fine. Ya that's it, fine.

Posted at 3:34PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by DJ

8. #3: My gosh you can't have a real job. You're all over this website leaving comments.

I guess you're just another Obama supporter waiting on all his hand outs to losers like you. Idiot!

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uhm, hell-O! pot, meet kettle. maybe you should get a life instead of counting other people's comments on TMZ. If you're interested in politics, go to another web site. this is a gossip site for fun, not a forum to attack other people for having an opinion that differs from your own.

Posted at 3:44PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by #3, you are a jackass

9. Cited and released? WTF? I had 3 glasses of wine and spent the night in jail, community service, fine and AA meetings. Bogus!

Posted at 3:48PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by muffy

10. Join the club Gary.Still love ya..

Posted at 4:11PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by dirty white boy.

11. Thanks #10, I wasn't going to respond to the Whining Bitch (comment #3) Because i don't have as much tact as yourself.
And as far as a job, i do O.K. getting under the skin of "Morons" like Misty which is probably her stage name at the Transgender dance hall !!!!!!!!
Just saying.....................

Posted at 5:06PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Yeddy Bo

12. Ah...thats nothing...your still a great musician...!!

Posted at 5:16PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by lala

13. why do celebs and rockstars always get popped for dui. they can easily have a limo service take them out if they want to party. tisk tisk tisk..........

Posted at 5:57PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Joe Mama

14. Mr. Rossinton,

I had the honor of meeting you two times in Houston tx. You was kind enough to take a pic with our 13 year old son as he attended his first concert ever, this past summer with kid rock & LYNYRD SKYNYRD!!!! You have lived more, and lost more than most could understand...PRAYERS for you sent.....Give up the stuff man, give it up! Just think if you had killed someone, you would have died yourself.... KEEP going,,, you r LOVED! I wake up yto your music EVERYDAY! FREE BIRD...

Posted at 6:05PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Patti

15. I thought he was a simple kind of man...

Posted at 7:50PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Dirk Diggler

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