Marion Barry, former DC mayor, arrested for stalking

Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested for stalking.

Barry was taken into custody Saturday night by U.S. Park Police in the Anacostia Park area, according to the Washington Post. He was reportedly "bothering" a woman in a car nearby.

Barry served as mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1979 to 1991, and again from 1995 to 1999, despite having been arrested in 1990 and convicted on drug charges. He served six months in a federal prison.

Barry, 73, currently serves on the city council, representing Ward 8, which comprises mostly African American neighborhoods of Anacostia, Congress Heights and Washington Highlands.

Earlier this year, Barry announced his opposition to same-sex marriage in a speech to religious leaders. "Politicians out to be moral," Barry said then. "I am a politician who's moral."

Barry is currently on probation for tax offenses.