BEIJING, July 29 -- Mel Gibson was arrested early Friday for suspicion of driving under the influence, a sheriff's department spokesman said.

Deputies conducted field sobriety tests. A breath test indicated Gibson's blood-alcohol level was 0.12 percent, Whitmore said. California drivers 21 and older must remain under 0.08 percent.

Gibson, 50, was booked at the Lost Hills Sheriff's station at 4:06 a.m., according to department records. The actor-director was cited and released at 9:45 a.m., Whitmore said. Bail was set at $5,000.

Gibson's publicist, Alan Nierob, said via e-mail that "we don't have any information on this matter but are checking into it."

Gibson won a best-director Oscar for 1995's "Braveheart."

Like his 2004 religious blockbuster, "The Passion of the Christ," which was shot in Aramaic and Latin, his new film, "Apocalypto," was done in an ancient tongue, Yucatec Maya.

Gibson has starred in the "Lethal Weapon" and "Mad Max" films, as well as "What Women Want" and "The Man Without a Face," among other movies.

(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)