LOS ANGELES (AP) - Officials in Southern California say Bobby Brown has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
    
California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Harris says Brown was arrested around 12:20 p.m. Monday in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles.

He failed a field sobriety test and was booked on suspicion of DUI.
    
Harris says the R&B singer was pulled over after an officer saw him talking on his cellphone without a hands-free unit and noticed he appeared to be impaired.
    
Los Angeles police say Brown was released from jail on his own recognizance shortly before 2 p.m.
    
The 43-year-old is the ex-husband of Whitney Houston and a founding member of the group New Edition.
    
An email message to his attorney, Christopher Brown, was not immediately returned