David Cassidy arrested in L.A. on suspicion of DUI
Actor David Cassidy was seen after throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Florida Marlins and the Houston Astros, in Miami on July 9, 2011. Cassidy was arrested Friday in Southern California on suspicion of drunken driving.
LOS ANGELES >> Seventies heartthrob David Cassidy has been arrested in Southern California on suspicion of drunken driving.
The California Highway Patrol says the 63-year-old Cassidy was pulled over Friday night near Los Angeles International Airport after an officer spotted him making an illegal right turn against a red light.
He was arrested after the officer smelled alcohol in the rental car.
The Sheriff’s Inmate Information Center says Cassidy was released Saturday morning on $15,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 5.
Cassidy appeared in TV’s “The Partridge Family” from 1970 to ’74 and was a recording star and teen idol.
A call from The Associated Press seeking comment from Cassidy’s publicist was not immediately returned.
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