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Amanda Bynes arrested for DUI in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former actress Amanda Bynes was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving while under the influence of a drug, authorities said Monday.
Bynes, 28, was stopped by a California Highway Patrol officer after she stopped in the middle of an intersection in the
neighborhood of around 4 a.m. on Sunday. The former child star was determined to be under the influence of an unidentified drug after being evaluated at a nearby police station, the CHP said in a statement.The release states that Bynes, who has had a series of driving-related arrests, was cooperative but appeared disheveled when she was taken into custody.
Bynes was released hours later after posting $15,000 bail. A phone message left for her criminal defense attorney, Richard Hutton, was not immediately returned.
The one-time actress remains on probation for a 2012 case filed after she clipped a
sheriff’s patrol car and was arrested for driving under the influence. Bynes pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving in February.In June, a
judge dismissed a criminal case filed after Bynes was accused of throwing a bong out of her 36th-floor apartment. The case was dismissed after Bynes complied with orders to receive counseling and stay out of trouble.She received psychiatric treatment last year after authorities said she set a small fire in the driveway of a home in Thousand Oaks, California.
Bynes was 13 when she landed her own hit variety program, “The Amanda Show” on
. She went on to star in the “ ” and several movies, including “What a Girl Wants,” ”Hairspray” and “She’s the Man.”She has publicly stated that she has retired from acting. Her last film credit was 2010’s “Easy A,” which starred Emma Stone.