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Mischa jailed after arrest
27/12/2007 21:23 - (SA)
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| This photo shows actress Mischa Barton after she was arrested and booked by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (AP) |
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Los Angeles - Actress and model
Mischa Barton was arrested and jailed early on Thursday on
suspicion of drunken driving and of driving without a licence,
according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The 21-year-old performer is best known as a former star of
the Fox network television drama The OC, about the
intrigues surrounding a group of young people living in an
upscale coastal community in Orange County, California.
Barton was pulled over in West Hollywood shortly before 03:00 when sheriff's deputies noticed her vehicle straddling two
lanes of traffic and she failed to signal when making a turn,
according to an arrest report on the sheriff's department website.
"During Ms Barton's detention, it was determined that she
was an unlicensed driver and was driving while under the
influence of an alcoholic beverage," the report said.
'Suspicion of possessing illegal narcotics'
"Ms
Barton was arrested and transported to West Hollywood sheriff's
station where the booking process was completed without
incident."
She was jailed in lieu of $10 000 bail, deputy Hugo Macias
said.
The celebrity news website TMZ said Barton also was
detained on suspicion of possessing illegal narcotics, but
Macias refused to comment on that.
The English-born actress made her movie debut in the
Sundance Film Festival favourite Lawn Dogs in 1997 and also
has appeared in such films as The Sixth Sense and Notting
Hill.
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