NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Dennis Rodman was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of obstructing and delaying officers investigating a possible code violation at his seaside restaurant.

The former NBA player, who played college ball at Southeastern Oklahoma, was taken into custody at 3:15 a.m. after refusing to let police officers enter the restaurant.

Newport Beach police Sgt. Neal Harvey said Rodman violated a Business and Profession Code, which restricts the hours of alcohol beverage service after 2 a.m., when he stayed inside the restaurant past that hour.

Police officers saw numerous cars in the parking lot of the restaurant at 2:40 a.m. and tried to enter. They made contact with Rodman at the door, but he refused to open it, Harvey said.

About 30 minutes later, patrons inside the restaurant were let out and Rodman was taken into custody.

He was taken to the Newport Beach jail and booked at the Orange County jail in Santa Ana, and later released, Harvey said.

Rodman's case will be submitted to the Orange County District Attorney's Office for review, according to police.

Since retiring from the NBA, Rodman has had more than 70 visits by Newport Beach police over loud parties at his home and a conviction for drunken driving. He also has faced allegations of sexual harassment and assault -- some of which are pending.

In November, a jury ordered Rodman to pay a casino dealer $80,000 for allegedly humiliating a craps dealer by rubbing dice on him in 1997.