Ike Turner jailed on invalid drug warrant

Musician Ike Turner spent a night in jail this week after he was arrested on a 1989 drug warrant that turned out to be invalid, police said.

The 75-year-old ex-husband of singer Tina Turner was stopped after Los Angeles police saw him driving at more than 80 mph (128 kph) and straddling lanes, Officer April Harding said today.

Officers ran a routine check for warrants and found Turner had an old felony drug warrant, and he was arrested and booked into a city jail, Harding said.

“He had court yesterday and I guess that they deemed it was an old warrant that was never removed from the system,” Harding said.

The celebrity news Web site TMZ.com said a judge recalled the warrant four months after it was issued.

That could not be immediately confirmed with Superior Court representatives. Turner was freed from jail yesterday afternoon.