Paris Hilton's Brother Arrested for DUI

"We can confirm that Barron Hilton was arrested under the suspicion of driving under the influence at 8:04 a.m.," Los Angeles County Sheriff Spokesperson Steve Whitmore tells Usmagazine.com.

Barron, 18, "will be released when it is safe to proceed, either by getting a ride or when he is able to drive himself," Whitmore said.

Whitmore tells Us that Barron had a blood alcohol level of .14 — nearly twice the legal limit. (In California, .08 is considered legally intoxicated for drivers over 21.)

The Sheriff’s Web site says the charge is a misdemeanor and bail has been set at $5,000.

Barron was driving with a passenger in a black Mercedes on the Pacific Coast Highway when he was pulled over.

TMZ.com first reported the news.

His sister, Paris, was arrested for DUI in 2006. She later entered a plea of no contest to a lesser charge of reckless driving.

For now, the Hilton family is remaining tight-lipped on the arrest.

"I haven't been contacted yet by either my son or the police. If what I have heard is true, it is very disturbing and I will have a lot to say — but it will be to my son not the media," father Rick Hilton said in a statement to Us.

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