El DeBarge is racking up a bevy of greatest hits—on his sprawling rap sheet.
E! News has confirmed that the "Rhythm of the Night" singer (real name: Eldra DeBarge) was arrested in the Los Angeles area on Monday for possession for sale of narcotics, adding yet another notch to his long history of run-ins with the law.
Police confirm that DeBarge was arrested at 2 p.m. in Encino. No other details were available.
He was booked and released on a $30,000 bail and is due in court on April 9.
The singer, who was most recently spotted having an emotional reunion with old friend Whitney Houston at a Hollywood club just days before her death, has a troubled history with the law, and with drugs.
Undercover narcotics officers were conducting an investigation near White Oak Avenue and the 101 Freeway early Monday when they spotted the singer and another man acting suspiciously, said LAPD spokeswoman Norma Eisenman.
Officers recovered narcotics from an area where DeBarge had been standing, Eisenman said.
El DeBarge, best known for the Grammy-winning song "Rhythm of the Night" in the mid-1980s as part of his family's group DeBarge, was booked on suspicion of possession for sale of drugs.
The other man, Curtis Freeman, was arrested on suspicion of attempted drug possession.
DeBarge attorney Spencer Vodnoy said he was skeptical about the initial booking charge of possession for sale given his client's struggle with drug use.
"The DeBarge family is very close knit and have had their struggles with substance abuse," Vodnoy said. "They will do what they always have done, which is to support their sibling through this."
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