Filed Under:California Highway Patrol, David Cassidy, David Cassidy Arrested, DUI Conviction, Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, The Partridge Family
Singer David Cassidy poses during an in-store appearance to promote his new release 'Then and Now' at Virgin Megastore May 15, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Sebastian Artz/Getty Images)(Photo by Sebastian Artz/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 near Los Angeles International Airport after an officer spotted him making an illegal right turn against a red light.

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He was arrested after the officer smelled alcohol in the rental car.

Cassidy was released Saturday morning on $15,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 5.

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Last year Cassidy was pulled over in New York on suspicion of driving drunk. He also has a 2011 DUI conviction in Florida.

Cassidy appeared in TV’s “The Partridge Family” from 1970 to ’74 and was a recording star and teen idol.

A call seeking comment from Cassidy’s publicist was not immediately returned.

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