Crime | Thomas Kinkade 'Painter of Light' Busted on DUI Suspicion Bankrupt Thomas Kinkade impaired but 'very polite': cops By Marie Morris Posted Jun 15, 2010 1:51 PM CDT Copied Thomas Kinkade's "new studio masterwork" coincidentally involves cars. Its title: "Indy Excitement: 100 Years of Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway." (PRNewsFoto/The Thomas Kinkade Company) "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade was arrested Friday on suspicion of DUI after being pulled over near his California home. Kinkade is having a rough month, Scripps Howard notes—his company has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of a multimillion-dollar federal fraud claim against him. "Tom is still painting and the business is still strong," says a rep. Kinkade was driving a Mercedes without a front license plate when a sheriff's deputy pulled him over, the Monterey County Herald reports. A highway patrol officer reported that the painter was "very polite" but determined that he " displayed signs of impairment, " and he spent the night in jail. Read These Next Doctor left her Alaskan cruise and never returned. Trump "never heard" that "shylocks" is offensive. At least 13 people are dead in Texas flooding. He was caught working for 4 startups at once. Report an error