Actress Heather Locklear Was Arrested On Suspicion of Domestic Violence

Actress Heather Locklear was arrested at her Thousand Oaks home Sunday night on suspicion of domestic battery and assault of a peace officer, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies were called to Locklear's house at 9:42 p.m. in response to a domestic incident involving the 56-year-old actress' boyfriend, said sheriff's Sgt. Eric Buschow. Authorities did not identify her boyfriend.

"She was extremely hostile and uncooperative and at one point became combative with the deputies" and impeded their investigation, Buschow said.

Additional deputies were called to the scene after Locklear started trying to fight with the law enforcement officers, he said. She physically resisted arrest, and deputies struggled to get her into a patrol car.

Locklear was arrested at 10:27 p.m. on suspicion of one felony count of domestic battery. For a felony charge to arise, there must be physical evidence of an altercation or a complaint of pain, Buschow said.

She also was booked on suspicion of three misdemeanor counts of battery of a peace officer.

Locklear "claimed an injury prior to our arrival" and was taken to a hospital before she was taken to the Ventura County Jail in Ventura. She had been released by Monday morning, according to county inmate records.