Lamar Odom Arrested for DUI
Lamar Odom was arrested for DUI early Friday morning, TMZ reported.
The site said that Odom was flagged by the cops because he was driving too slow. However, he did not initially yield to their instructions to pull over and drove for three more exits in the San Fernando Valley at around 3:45 a.m. He was ultimately stopped for driving on 101 Freeway at 50 MPH. Cops called his driving "serpentine".
Odom apparently failed all sobriety tests and refused all chemical tests when he was booked. He is currently being held on $15,000 bail. The arrest comes a week after sources said that Odom was battling a serious drug problem. There were allegations that he went on a drug binge last weekend amid other rumors that he had been cheating on his wife, Khloe Kardashian.
Neither Odom or Kardashian have publicly commented on Odom's arrest. However, Kardashian has been active on Twitter in recent days. She has lashed out at media reports over the state of her nearly three year old marriage.
Really hard to sit here and listen to people talk shit about my family! Fuck you and shame on you! I'm too protective for this shit!
— KhloéKardashianOdom (@KhloeKardashian) August 25, 2013
The police released a statement about Odom's arrest.
"Today at roughly 3:25 a.m., our officers observed a white Mercedes SUV driving eastbound on the 101 freeway approaching Sepulveda," Sergeant Denise Joslin said. "Our officer observed it weaving in traffic lanes at a slow speed. We conducted an enforcement stop. The driver continued eastbound to Coldwater Canyon Blvd; he came to a stop just south of the freeway, [in] the Sherman Oaks area, and was identified as Lamar Odom. He showed objective signs of intoxication, was unable to perform field sobriety tests, and he was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to LAPD's Van Nuys facility and he was booked there at 5:01 a.m."
Odom was also chided for not following procedure.
"He refused to take a chemical test," Joslin added. "In his case, since he was a refusal, generally that involves some longer holding times. Also, his detention at the facility will be dependent on if he has any other warrants."