‘Twilight’ werewolf Kiowa Gordon released from jail in Tempe, Ariz., drunken driving case

MESA, Ariz. – One of the actors who plays a werewolf in the “Twilight” movie series has been released from jail after he was picked up by Tempe, Ariz., police on warrants for failing to appear on a misdemeanour drunken driving and drug charge.

The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/rgVEAK ) reports 21-year-old Kiowa Gordon posted $1,000 bail to get out of a Maricopa County jail Wednesday morning. He was arrested Monday for failing to appear in other Phoenix area courts for previous drug and alcohol arrests.

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Tempe police say Gordon was arrested after a routine license plate check turned up the outstanding warrants.

Gordon plays the character Embry in the “Twilight” series, one of the members of a Native American werewolf pack.

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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com