The Pointer Sisters are set to play Auckland tomorrow night. Photo / Supplied
Singer Patricia "Bonnie" Pointer of the Pointer Sisters has been arrested for investigation of possessing rock cocaine.
Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says the 61-year-old singer, who is no longer part of the Pointer Sisters' touring group, was arrested in South Los Angeles after the car she was riding in was pulled over for a mechanical malfunction.
Deputies say she was released after posting US$10,000 bail.
In a statement issued through her manager Robert Watson, Pointer thanked the public for their support and prayers. Watson declined to comment on the arrest.
The Pointer Sisters are due to perform at The Civic in Auckland on Tuesday night.
Promoter Robyn Alexander told nzherald.co.nz the arrest had no effect on the event as Patricia Pointer hadn't been part of the group for many years.
"They're arriving shortly," Alexander said.
The Pointer Sisters grew up singing in church. Patricia and June formed a duo and were singing in clubs when Anita and Ruth joined them.
The sisters released their first album in 1973 and won a Grammy in 1974. Bonnie left in 1977 for a solo career.
She is due in court on January 17.
What: Pointer Sisters
Where: The Civic, Auckland
When: Tuesday, November 22
- Herald online
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