Stressful questioning by lawyers about `` Partridge Family '' profits apparently drove David Cassidy to drink , leading to his third drunken driving arrest in three years , his manager said Monday . `` David just completed a stint in rehab and was doing very well in sobriety , '' manager Jo-Ann Geffen said . The former teen idol will return to an undisclosed facility to resume his alcohol rehab in the wake of Friday night 's arrest , Geffen said . `` He was in Los Angeles to attend depositions by Sony Pictures Television , respondents in a lawsuit filed by Cassidy in 2011 over what he claims are monies long due him from 'Partridge Family ' merchandise , home video , etc. , '' she said . `` After attending his and his manager 's depositions , it appears as if the pressure led to a brief relapse . '' Cassidy , 63 , was on his way to the Los Angeles airport `` to return to his home in Florida and to transitional rehabilitation '' when he was stopped by a California Highway Patrol officer , she said . The singer-actor blew .19 -- twice the legal level -- on an alcohol test administered by the officer who stopped his rented Chevrolet Impala , according to a California Highway Patrol statement on Saturday . The former star of the TV series `` The Partridge Family '' was booked in a Los Angeles jail on a driving under the influence of alcohol charge early Saturday , the statement said . Jail records show he was freed on $ 15,000 bond several hours later . `` Cassidy was observed making a right turn on a red light , in violation of a black and white regulatory sign indicating 'No Right Turn On Red , ' '' the California Highway Patrol said . The traffic stop happened off the 405 Freeway , near the Los Angeles International Airport . The officer noticed `` the odor of an alcoholic beverage was emitting from the vehicle '' when he approached Cassidy , who was alone in the car , the release said . Cassidy was arrested on a drunken driving charge in Schodack , New York , in August after he failed to dim his car 's headlights at a police checkpoint , according to the police report . He blew a .10 in the Breathalyzer device , the report said . The legal blood alcohol limit is .08 in New York . That case is still pending . Cassidy , who lives in Fort Lauderdale , Florida , entered a no contest plea as a first-time offender in February 2011 to a drunken driving charge that followed a November 2010 arrest in Florida . He was sentenced to a year 's probation and his driver 's license was suspended for six months for that conviction . He also attended a DUI school , paid a $ 500 fine and served 50 hours of community service . On the TV series , Cassidy played the eldest of five children of a widowed mother ( Shirley Jones , who was then Cassidy 's real-life stepmother ) . The family , all musicians , traveled to gigs in a repainted school bus . When the show was canceled after four seasons , Cassidy launched his own pop music career , filling concert halls with screaming teenage girls attracted to such hits as `` I Think I Love You . ''
`` David just completed a stint in rehab and was doing very well in sobriety , '' rep says . The singer is currently on tour with his band the E Street Band -- which includes bassist Garry Tallent Jr. -- but has been out of contact since last week. `` It appears as if the pressure led to a brief relapse , '' she says . Friday 's drunken driving arrest was the singer-actor 's third in three years .