The Wire actress charged with drug possession

Sonja Sohn, who played Detective Kima Greggs in the acclaimed HBO police drama, was held in Dare County, North Carolina.

Sonja Sohn, (Dare County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

By Associated Press Reporters

Actress Sonja Sohn, who played a detective in HBO series The Wire, is facing charges of felony possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The sheriff’s office in Dare County, North Carolina, said Sohn, whose legal name is Sonja Plack, was arrested after midnight on Sunday in Manteo in the Outer Banks.