SpongeBob SquarePants voice actor arrested on suspicion of drink-driving

Arrested: Rodger Bumpass was taken in to custody and released on a $15,000 bail
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Laura Proto20 January 2016

An actor who plays the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants character Squidward Tentacles has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.

Rodger Bumpass, 64, was detained by police in California, on Friday evening after officers were called to a residential address in Burbank.

The Los Angeles Times reported Bumpass was leaning against a blue PT Cruiser which had been stopped in the middle of the road.

A police spokesman told the newspaper when officers approached the voice actor, he “walked away and nearly fell”.

Bumpass failed a roadside breath test, police said, and he was found to be more than double the legal limit.

Police records show Bumpass was arrested at 11.19pm on January 15 and released the following morning on a £10,560 [$15,000] bail.

He is due to appear in court next month.

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