Scott Weiland arrested for drug possession

LOS ANGELES (Stone Temple Pilots Fans Website) - Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland was released on $10,000 bail, after police arrested him for investigation of drug possession.

Police officers stopped Weiland just after midnight Sunday on a routine traffic stop, said Burbank Police Sgt. Tracy Sanchez.
"It was for driving without his lights on," Sanchez said. It was then that the officers allegedly noticed that Weiland had narcotics in the vehicle and arrested him.
Authorities did not say what kind of drug Weiland reportedly had with him. The singer was released around 5:30 a.m. Sunday.

Weiland has had several run-ins with the law. He was previously arrested for investigation of cocaine and heroin possession. He served jail time in 1999 after repeatedly violating his probation and failing to complete drug rehabilitation programs.

In 2001, he pleaded guilty to domestic battery following a fight with his wife at the Hard Rock hotel in Las Vegas . The judge agreed to dismiss the charges as long as Weiland underwent counseling.
His wife Mary filed for divorce last fall, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple have two young children.