Bobby Brown arrested on drunk driving charge

Singer Bobby Brown is scheduled to perform with New Edition on Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: A family member is at the police station posting Brown's bail, a source says


• He was booked on driving-under-the-influence charge, police say


• Brown showed signs of intoxication and failed the field sobriety test, police say


• Whitney Houston's ex-husband is scheduled to perform Thursday in St. Louis

Los Angeles (Entertainment News) -- Singer Bobby Brown faces a drunken driving charge after being pulled over Monday afternoon for talking on his cell phone while driving, a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman said.

Brown, 43, showed signs of intoxication and failed a field sobriety test during the traffic stop at 12:20 p.m. in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles County, Officer Tiana Reed said.

He was taken to the Los Angeles Police station in Van Nuys, where he was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, Reed said.

A family member was at the police station working to post bail for Brown, a source close to Brown said.

Brown, the ex-husband of the late singer Whitney Houston, is scheduled to perform with his group New Edition on Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri.