Crime & Safety
R&B Singer Miguel Arrested for Alleged DUI in Marina del Rey
Grammy Award winner Miguel is arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Marina del Rey
R&B singer Miguel was arrested by the California Highway Patrol early Thursday morning in Marina del Rey for allegedly driving drunk.
The 27-year-old singer, whose full name is Miguel Jontel Pimentel, was taken into custody about 2:15 a.m. after being pulled over near Lincoln Boulevard and Mindanao Way, said CHP Officer K. Munoz of the West Los Angeles Area office.
Pimentel was booked at the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Street Station on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Munoz said.
Bail was set at $5,000, and he was released about 5:15 a.m., according to the sheriff's department. A preliminary date of Sept. 9 was set at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse.
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Pimentel was stopped while driving a BMW X6 that allegedly was going too fast and had windows with too dark a tint, Munoz said. During the subsequent investigation, he was arrested on suspicion of DUI, the officer said.
Miguel is best known for his single "Adorn," which won him a Grammy Award for best R&B song in 2013. "Adorn" was also nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammys that same year.
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- John Schreiber also contributed to this report.
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