Dennis Farina

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Officials have charged actor Dennis Farina with three counts of carrying a loaded weapon stemming from his May arrest when the former cop was stopped by airport security on his way to board a plane.

The actor, faces up to 2 1/2 years in jail and $3,000 in fines if convicted on all three misdemeanor counts, according to a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney's office.

Ironically, the actor was a policeman in Chicago for nearly 20 years before building a Hollywood career mostly playing detectives.
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