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Nick Carter, Backstreet Boys Singer, Arrested in Florida

Nick Carter, seen here during Dancing With the Stars, has been arrested in Florida
Nick Carter (here, during 'Dancing With the Stars') has been arrested in Florida.

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter was arrested in Key West, Florida, Wednesday, January 13, multiple news outlets report.

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According the the Monroe County Detention Center inmate log (via Yahoo), the 35-year-old Dancing With the Stars contestant was taken into custody on Wednesday night.

The Key West Police arrest log reveals the former boy-band hunk was arrested for one misdemeanor count of battery, touch or strike, at 8:13 p.m. No other details have been released.

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According to TMZ, Carter was taken into custody after a fight broke out at a well-known Key West bar called the Hog's Breath Saloon.

Authorities are not giving out any other information at this time. Stay tuned for further details.

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