The singer’s eyes were described as being “bloodshot and glassy” by an officer, who said a “strong odour of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath”
Justin Timberlake is shown in this police booking photo after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated (Pic: SAG HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT/Handout via REUTERS)
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Singer Justin Timberlake appeared at a Long Island court on Tuesday morning after being arrested for driving while intoxicated.
The American singer was arrested at 12.17am this morning in the wealthy Hamptons enclave of Sag Harbor, Long Island, after running a stop sign and failing to keep in his lane, police said.
Timberlake was held overnight and informed of the criminal charges against him in the morning before being released.
He appeared in a Hamptons court this morning and was released without bail, according to TMZ. He is due back in court on July 26. A booking photo from his arrest has not been released.
Police told the outlet Timberlake was at the American Hotel and ran a stop sign after he left. Cops started to follow him, and pulled him over after he started swerving. The singer told police that he was following his friends home.
An officer who stopped him described his eyes as being “bloodshot and glassy” and said a “strong odour of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath”, according to a court document.
“He was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests,” the court papers added.
Timberlake was formally charged with a DWI (driving while intoxicated) misdemeanour and his next court date is scheduled for July 26, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed.
A statement, seen by the PA news agency, said: “On June 18 2024, at 12.37am, Justin R Timberlake, age 43, of Tennessee, was observed operating a 2025 BMW southbound on Madison Street, failing to stop at a duly posted stop sign and failing to maintain his lane of travel.
“A traffic stop was initiated by a Police Officer from the Sag Harbor Village Police Department and upon investigation it was determined that Mr Timberlake was operating his vehicle in an intoxicated condition.
“Mr Timberlake was placed under arrest, processed, and held overnight for morning arraignment.
“Mr Timberlake was arraigned at the Sag Harbor Village Justice Court on June 18 2024 at 9.30am, where he was released on his own recognisance.”
The Cry Me A River singer is due to perform two shows in Chicago this week before two shows at Madison Square Garden in New York next week.
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