BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Singer Bobby Brown was arrested Sunday for investigation of misdemeanor sexual battery.

Brown, husband of actress-singer Whitney Houston, was at the Beverly Hills Hotel when he was placed under citizen's arrest at about 4:15 p.m., Lt. Joe Lombardi said.

Police took him into custody when they arrived and booked him at Beverly Hills jail, Lombardi said. Brown was released at about 8 p.m. on $2,778 bail. He was scheduled to appear in court on July 17.

"I wouldn't hurt nobody. I wouldn't touch nobody,'' Brown told reporters after being released from jail.

Details on the alleged battery were not available.

Calls to the hotel were referred to a spokeswoman who did not return a phone message.

Brown, who lives in Mendham, N.J., is best known for his 1988 album "Don't Be Cruel'' and the hit single "My Prerogative.''

In January, Brown was convicted in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., of drunken driving and ordered to spend five days in jail and undergo drug and alcohol treatment.

In 1995, he was arrested after a nightclub brawl at Walt Disney World and accused of beating a patron after an argument over a woman. Charges were dropped when the patron agreed to a settlement.