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(FILES) This file photo taken on June 16, 2017 shows former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman (C) of the US as he walks out from the arrival gate returning from his trip to North Korea at Beijing's international airport. Five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman was released from jail on January 14, 2018 after being detained overnight on suspicion of driving under the influence, police in Newport Beach, California, said. Rodman, 56, was stopped at 11:11 p.m. Saturday for a vehicle violation, said Lieutenant Rachel Johnson of the Newport Beach Police.TMZ reported that Rodman failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the station, where he failed an alcohol breathalyzer test as well.Johnson said Rodman was cooperative with police and was released shortly after 6 a.m. / AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI Image Credit: AFP

Police say former NBA star Dennis Rodman has been arrested on suspicion of DUI in Southern California.

Lt. Rachel Johnson of the Newport Beach Police Department says Rodman was pulled over late Saturday for a traffic violation.

Johnson says officers administered a field sobriety test, which Rodman failed. She says he submitted to a Breathalyzer test and blew over the .08 legal limit.

Rodman was released from custody on Sunday morning. Johnson didn’t immediately know if he had an attorney.

An email seeking comment from Rodman’s representatives was not immediately returned on Sunday.