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California artist Thomas Kinkade arrested for alleged DUI
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say California artist Thomas Kinkade spent a night in jail after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
California Highway Patrol officials said Monday that Kinkade was pulled over outside Carmel and arrested by a CHP officer just after 10 p.m. Friday
CHP Officer Robert Lehman says the 52-year-old Kinkade was booked into the Monterey County Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving. He was released Saturday morning.
Kinkade is famous for his paintings of cottages, country gardens and churches in dewy morning light.
The Thomas Kinkade Co. said in a statement it was reviewing the allegation. The company noted it wasn't speaking on behalf of the artist, and said Kinkade has been advised by his lawyer not to comment.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
This undated booking photograph provided by the Monterey County Sheriff's Department on Monday, June 14, 2010 shows Thomas Kinkade. (AP Photo/Monterey County Sheriff's Department)
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