Richie Sambora, was arrested Tuesday night

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Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora, was arrested Tuesday night by Laguna Beach, California, police on suspicion of DUI.Sambora recently checked himself into rehab due to depression and alcoholism after his divorce from Heather Locklear and the death of his father.

Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol.The 48-year-old guitarist was arrested just before 11 p.m. Tuesday after an officer noticed his black Hummer weaving in traffic lanes, said Laguna Beach police Sgt. Jason Kravetz.Sambora was given field sobriety tests and arrested without incident. He was booked at the Laguna Beach jail and released at 4 a.m., Kravetz said Wednesday.“He was very cooperative with all the staff,” Kravetz said.A woman and two girls were passengers in the car, said Kravetz, who declined to release their names. But Celebrity Web site TMZ.com reports that a police source said Sambora’s 10-year-old daughter with ex-wife Heather Locklear, Ava, was in the car with him. Sambora, who had two stints in rehab last year, was given notice to appear in court May 7 on one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, Kravetz said.Ken Sunshine, a spokesman for Bon Jovi, had no comment.
Sambora is a founding member of Bon Jovi. The band’s last album, “Lost Highway,” was released in 2007.