Detroit native and R&B singer Teairra Mari was arrested for drunk driving in Beverly Hills, the 23-year-old Teairra Mari was cuffed last night in Beverly Hills for driving while intoxicated. The actress and singer is said to still be under custody. More details on this as the story unfolds.
At about 3 a.m. Pacific time Thursday morning, officers from the Beverly Hills Police Department responded to a two-vehicle collision on Santa Monica Boulevard. Mari, whose real name is Marquisha Teairra Thomas, was a driver in one of the vehicles, which had no other passengers. The other vehicle also contained only one driver.
No one was injured at the crash, according to BHPD.
According to officers, Thomas showed signs of intoxication and was arrested. During the arrest, officers say, she “became combative, resulting in a minor cut to the hand of one of the arresting officers.” Thomas was also charged with assault of a police officer.
The news come days after it was revealed she had left Warner Music to sign with  Rico Love’s Division 1 record label in a bid to revive her stalling career.
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