"After asking Hammer who the registered owner was he became very argumentative and refused to answer the officer's questions, " police spokesman Herb Walters wrote Saturday evening in an e-mail to CNN.

CNN: MC Hammer arrested in obstructing officer case

Hammer -- a rap and dance icon in the late 1980s and 1990s -- was arrested on suspicion of resisting an officer and obstructing an officer in the performance of his duties, according to police spokesman Herb Walters.

CNN: MC Hammer arrested in obstructing officer case