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Scott Wilson charged with DUI in Georgia

10:49 PM, Aug 27, 2012   |    comments
Actors Lauren Cohan and Scott Wilson attend 'The Walking Dead' ATAS Panel at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre on April 13, 2012 in North Hollywood, California. Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images For AMC.
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PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) - An actor on the television show "The Walking Dead" has been charged with driving drunk in Georgia, where the show is filmed.

Peachtree City police arrested 70-year-old Scott Wilson at 2 a.m. Aug. 18 after someone called 911 to report a Chrysler PT Cruiser driving erratically.

On the AMC drama, Wilson plays a farmer and recovering alcoholic who's part of a band of survivors after a zombie apocalypse.

The arresting officer wrote in a report that Wilson said he'd been drinking scotch and wine at a restaurant. The officer says Wilson was swaying and asked to do yoga poses instead of a field sobriety test.

It was not immediately clear if Wilson had a lawyer. A message seeking comment from the network was not immediately returned.

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