Crime & Safety
Former 'Star Trek' Captain Arrested for DUI in Wilton
Police responded to a call from a Wilton resident concerned that the former Star Trek star was operating his vehicle under the influence.
Avery Brooks, best known for his lead role as 'Captain Benjamin Sisko' in the 1990s TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, was arrested for DUI in Wilton at around 10 p.m.* this past Sunday.
Police said they received a phone call from a concerned person who believed that Brooks had left a residence intoxicated. Responding to the call, located Brooks’ car and pulled him over near Belden Hill Road and Seir Hill Road; police subsequently found Brooks to be intoxicated, according to police reports.
Brooks was taken into custody and then refused to take a breathalyzer test, police said. He was released on a promise to appear in court.
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Brooks is 63 years-old and hails from Princeton, New Jersey.
*A previous version of this article stated that Brooks was apprehended at 2 a.m. This was incorrect; the pull-over occured at 10 p.m. We regret the error
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