Comedian Paul Rodriguez suspected of drug possession, arrested in Burbank

Comedian Paul Rodriguez is due in court next month after he and a friend were arrested in Burbank for drug possession, a charge he denies, according to TMZ.

The arrest occurred at 7:30 p.m. Friday after a vehicle in which Rodriguez was a passenger was stopped for a code violation, and a subsequent search turned up the narcotics, Burbank Police Department officials said.

Following his release Saturday, Rodriguez told TMZ he was sleeping in the passenger seat and was slapped awake...