October 18, 2011 1:57 PM

Mitchel Musso, "Hannah Montana" star, arrested for DUI

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Actor Mitchel Musso attends the 2011 American Music Awards Nominees Press Conference at JW Marriott Los Angeles on October 11, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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(CBS) Mitchel Musso, best known for playing Oliver Oken on the "Hannah Montana" show, was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in Burbank, Calif., according to multiple sources.

New York's Daily News reports that the actor was pulled over on Oct. 16 after he failed to pay attention to an officer's instructions to slow down in an intersection where an accident had occurred. The cops on scene said they smelled a "strong odor of alcohol," and gave Musso a field sobriety test, which he failed, according to statements made by Sergent Sean Kelley of the Burbank Police Department to the newspaper.

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TMZ, which first broke the story, reported that law enforcement officials said Musso had a blood alcohol content level well above California's legal limit of .08 during the breathalyzer test. Also, the drinking age in California is 21; Musso is only 20.

Musso was arrested for suspicion of DUI, and bail was set at $5,000, according to TMZ. He was released from custody a few hours later.

Musso currently stars on two Disney Channel shows, and voices the character of Jeremy Johnson on the Disney cartoon "Phineas and Ferb." "Prank Stars" is a program where a celebrity plays a prank on an unsuspecting fan. "Pair of Kings" is a series about two 16-year-old twins who are being raised by their aunt and uncle when they find out they are heirs to the fictional island of Kinkow.

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by andrewjsacks October 18, 2011 11:42 PM EDT
Old story. Can incidents like this be any more predictable? No.
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by UForgotPoland October 18, 2011 5:14 PM EDT
Good news, these rich pretty boys think they can get away with anything!
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by Jhihmoac October 18, 2011 3:58 PM EDT
Hanna Montana has passed into history, so shall this...
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by 636anton33 October 18, 2011 3:22 PM EDT
Who really cares the 21 drinking age is a load of crap anyway. If you are a adult at 18 then the drinking age should be 18.
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by retiredgustav October 18, 2011 4:34 PM EDT
Ditto, If you are old enough to fight for our country you are old enough to drink.
by formerlyformerlymaynard October 18, 2011 3:18 PM EDT
Whoop de doo.
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by hemusbull October 18, 2011 3:09 PM EDT
This junk (Maley Syrus, Mitchel Musso, Demi Lovato and so on) are very, very much dangerous raw example 'cause they are on TV all the time, forming the mass culture tastes of our teen kids. Shame, America!
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