"Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Joey Porter was arrested Saturday morning in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif., for driving under the influence, battery of a police officer and resisting arrest, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The incident, first reported by the Bakersfield Californian, occurred about 1:20 a.m., according to a release by the California Highway Patrol.
Officers pulled over a friend of Porter's in the parking lot of a Taco Bell, and Porter pulled in behind the patrol vehicle. Officers smelled alcohol on Porter and asked for his driver's license. Porter declined, and the officer asked him to leave the vehicle."