WEBSTER, Mass. (AP) – Singer Bobby Brown has been arrested for minor motor vehicle violations dating back 14 years.

The 37-year-old entertainer was in town to watch his daughter in a high school cheerleading tournament on Friday night when a police officer conducted a warrant check and discovered the old misdemeanor charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and having an uninsured motor vehicle trailer, according to Webster Police Chief Timothy J. Bent. He said a warrant check is “a common thing to do.”

Brown was “very cooperative” and was allowed to drive – with his bodyguard – to the police station after the cheerleading event at Bartlett High School, Bent said.

Brown was detained for about one hour, and was released on $40 bond.

“He was very forthright in wanting to clear this up,” Bent said. “He probably didn’t know he had this.”

Brown’s attorney, Maurice Bennett, did not immediately return a call to comment.

Brown lives in Alpharetta, Ga., with his wife, singer Whitney Houston. He has two children with Kim Ward of Stoughton.

Brown was sentenced to 90 days in prison in June 2004 for missing three months’ worth of child support payments to Ward. That sentence was immediately suspended after Brown made back payments totaling about $15,000.

Brown gained fame as a member of New Edition, and in 1988 had a hit solo album, “Don’t Be Cruel.”

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – A judge has ruled that Brad Renfro is eligible for a rehabilitation program under a California law that allows people convicted of nonviolent drug possession crimes to receive treatment instead of jail.

The 23-year-old actor pleaded guilty Feb. 23 to attempted possession of heroin in a case stemming from his December arrest during a sting on Skid Row.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dorothy Reyes said Monday she will periodically review Renfro’s progress, scheduling the first review for April 4. He must also serve three years’ probation and could face up to 18 months in prison if he violates the terms of his sentence.

Renfro’s screen credits include roles in “The Client,” “Ghost World” and “The Jacket.”

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Could there be Oscar gold ahead for Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen?

Fresh from the Turin winter games, where she came back from a fall to take second place in figure skating, Cohen has taken a spin into the Hollywood arena.

The diminutive brunette served as a special correspondent for TV’s “Inside Edition” at Sunday’s Academy Awards and the star-studded parties that followed. Her whirl through the celebrity world led to an offer for a cameo role in an upcoming picture, she said.

Actor-comedian Ben Stiller approached her at the Vanity Fair party to talk about his next project: a comedy focusing on figure skating, Cohen said.

“I want to do it,” she said. “It’s not like it would be a stretch and hopefully I’ll get to be funny.”

Cohen, 21, said the world of competitive skating should provide ample comedic material.

“There are a lot of characters in skating,” she said.