Christina Aguilera Arrested for Being Drunk in Public; Boyfriend Arrested for DUI
Earlier this week, Matthew Rutler (25) was arrested in West Hollywood, CA on suspicion of DUI. No details about the DUI arrest have been released except for the fact that the car Rutler was driving was allegedly being driven erratically. In fact, the only reason this arrest got any media attention was because Rutler’s passenger that night was his girlfriend, singer Christina Aguilera. And it’s Aguilera that actually made headlines, since she was arrested for being drunk in public.
Many people incorrectly assume that in order to be arrested for being “drunk in public” you must be a “falling down drunk” in a public location. That type of behavior can definitely get you arrested for this crime (which is also referred to as public intoxication). However, you also violate this law when your level of intoxication makes you unable to exercise care for your safety or for the safety of others. The deputies at the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station claim that this is the reason they arrested Aguilera…that she needed to sober up for her own safety.
Once she did, she was released from jail. And although this arrest will go on her criminal record, Aguilera will not be prosecuted.
