The DeBarge brothers simply can’t appear to remain out of bother.
James and Chico DeBarge — members of the well-known musical household behind R&B and pop hits together with “Rhythm of the Evening” and “I Like It” — had been arrested Friday in Burbank on suspicion of possessing a managed substance.
The newest bust unfolded round 1:30 a.m. when Burbank police noticed a Chevy Tahoe towing a Nissan SUV with a tow strap. Neither automobile had license plates, authorities stated.
James DeBarge, 63, was behind the wheel of the Tahoe.
His brother Jonathan Chico DeBarge, 60, was driving within the Nissan because it was being towed.
Police stated narcotics had been discovered on the scene, resulting in arrests of each males, in keeping with NBC4.
Each automobiles had been towed.
Neither brother was carrying a seatbelt, in keeping with authorities.
And Chico had one other drawback ready for him: an excellent warrant.
Police didn’t instantly disclose what the warrant was for.
The Friday arrest is hardly Chico’s first run-in with drug costs.
In October 1988, Chico and his older brother Bobby DeBarge had been arrested and convicted over their roles in a conspiracy to smuggle greater than two kilos of cocaine from Los Angeles to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Chico went on to spend a number of years in federal jail.
His authorized troubles didn’t finish there.
Chico was arrested on drug possession costs in 2007, late 2019 and early 2021.
The 2021 case additionally included a cost accusing him of falsely impersonating his brother James.
Then, simply over a yr earlier than Friday’s arrest, Burbank police stopped Chico whereas he was driving a bicycle with out correct lighting.
Officers discovered methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, in keeping with the equipped account, and he was arrested and booked on an impressive warrant.
James has a prolonged report of his personal.
He was arrested in 2010 on suspicion of assault with a lethal weapon involving a firearm.
In October 2011, he was arrested twice — as soon as on suspicion of drug possession and once more on suspicion of assault with a lethal weapon.
He was convicted on these costs in 2012.
In 2013, James was arrested over a hit-and-run involving possession of a managed substance, leading to further jail time.
Then got here one other drug bust.
In April 2014, Los Angeles police arrested James in South LA on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine.
He was held with out bail due to his prior convictions.
The brothers’ brushes with the legislation are a part of a broader sample that has dogged the DeBarge household.
Different siblings, together with the group’s major lead singer, El DeBarge, have additionally confronted high-profile drug- and weapon-related arrests.
Chico additionally launched solo albums in the course of the Eighties and Nineteen Nineties and has brazenly addressed his struggles with habit by way of his music.
His sixth album, “Habit,” handled the affect of substance abuse, together with his jail sentence on drug costs.
Now, one other alleged drug offense has landed the brothers in custody.
