TUALATIN, Ore. (CNN) – Actor Henry Thomas, who starred in the 1982 film “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” was arrested for driving under the influence on Monday.
Police in Tualatin, Oregon say the former child star was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle parked in a travel lane Monday night.
He was taken to the Washington County Jail where the 48-year-old was charged with a misdemeanor DUI.
Thomas was released on his own recognizance Tuesday morning.
Although best known for playing the role of Elliot in E.T., Thomas had a role in Netflix’s haunting of hill house last year.
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