Mischa Barton was arrested early Thursday morning (December 27) in West Hollywood, California, for DUI and other charges, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. was charged with three criminal counts: driving under the influence, possession of illegal narcotics and driving without a valid license.
Police said Barton was being held on $10,000 bail, and TMZ.com later reported that she was released from the West Hollywood sheriff’s station shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday morning
Barton was stopped just before 3 a.m. after police noticed her car had been weaving back and forth, crossing the traffic line that runs down the middle of North La Cienega Boulevard. Police further noticed the car’s driver failed to signal before making a turn.
Barton was taken into custody and transported to the sheriff’s West Hollywood station, where she was booked and processed. It was at that time that police learned the 21-year-old actress was an unlicensed driver, and that she was intoxicated, the sheriff’s department said.
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