Justin Timberlake arrives at court to face DWI charge after ‘taking plea deal’ to receive $500 fine months after arrest
JUSTIN Timberlake has arrived at the court today after receiving a plea deal in his DWI case.
The 43-year-old singer was arrested after being pulled over in Sag Harbor, New York, around midnight on June 18.
Justin’s original DWI charge has been officially dropped and lowered to Driving While Ability Impaired, sources told TMZ.
He is now expected to take the plea deal – and will most likely have to pay a fine of $300 to $500.
The exact amount will be determined during the court hearing today.
But the former NSYNC frontman will still have his driver’s license suspended due to declining a breathalyzer test when initially pulled over by police.
In New York, refusal to take a breathalyzer equates to an automatic license suspension for a year.
THE STAR’S ARREST
Shortly after leaving The American Hotel following a night out with friends, the singer was pulled over while travelling southbound on Madison Street, a public highway in the Hamptons village.
Cops, often stationed nearby, noticed Justin swerving on the road and blowing through a stop sign.
Police smelled alcohol on his breath and noted that he was unsteady on his feet and also had slowed speech and glassy eyes.
Justin was quoted telling officers that he had only “one martini” and “followed his friends home.”
However, one witness told The New York Post that Justin was “wasted” when he left the establishment.
Other sources claimed some of Justin’s friends arrived on the scene and tried to convince the cops to let him go.
They were unsuccessful, however, as Justin was handcuffed and arrested.
Timberlake's Criminal Attorney to the Stars
Justin Timberlake hired Sag Harbor legal eagle Ed Burke Jr for his DWI case
Justin’s attorney has represented a gamut of notable names out east.
In 2015, the attorney represented a pre #MeToo era Matt Lauer in his fight with his Water Mill neighbors to plant trees along his property in an effort to combat noise from adjoining properties that were spooking his horses.
In 2017, Ed represented Harvey Weinstein in a fender bender incident in a parking lot in the Hamptons, where the disgraced movie mogul allegedly tried to drive away.
In 2001, he represented Lizzie Grubman, a nightlife publicist whose car careened into a crowd of 16 people in front of a Hamptons club, before fleeing the scene
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