By Andrew Court For Dailymail.com
Published: 14:44 BST, 21 May 2019 | Updated: 18:00 BST, 21 May 2019
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Comedian Artie Lange has been arrested for violating the terms of his drug probation, law officials have confirmed.
The 51-year-old was picked up without incident shortly after 7 AM on Tuesday morning at Freedom House, an addiction center in Clinton New Jersey, where he has been receiving treatment.
Lange, who is best known for his time as a co-star on The Howard Stern Show, was taken into custody without incident, and is currently being held at Essex County Correctional Facility, a police officer told DailyMail.com.
Artie Lange pictured in his mugshot on Tuesday morning. Officers told DailyMail.com that he was picked up without incident at Freedom House in New Jersey
Lange is pictured in a March 2019 mug shot, after he was arrested for testing positive to cocaine
According to an official, Lange was picked up by police near his home in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 12 with 'a clear plastic bag with heroin on his lap in his