Justin Timberlake was ‘not intoxicated’ during DWI arrest, lawyer says
Justin Timberlake’s legal counselor has said the popstar was “not inebriated” when he was captured by cops last month for driving impaired.
The pop star, 43, was taken into custody in New York for running a stop sign and driving on the wrong side of the road.
His lawyer, Edward Burke, stated that police committed “a very significant number of errors” during the case during his client’s first court appearance on Friday.
He continued, “The most important thing to know about this case is that Justin was not under the influence of alcohol and should not have been arrested for DWI.”
Talking outside Hang Harbor Town Equity Court, Mr Burke said Timberlake “regards policing” helped out the cops consistently.
“However, the fact remains that he was not under the influence of alcohol, and they erred in arresting him for it. We have faith that this charge will be dropped.
Due to a conflict with the beginning of his Everything I Thought It Was world tour, which will begin at the Tauron Arena in Krakow, Timberlake was unable to attend the hearing.
He will be virtually re-arrested in court the following month.
The capture happened in Hang Harbor in the Hamptons, a well known summer objective for famous people on Lengthy Island.
At the point when officials halted him, Timberlake’s eyes were “ragged looking and polished” and a “solid scent of a cocktail was radiating from his breath”, as indicated by a charging record.
According to the document, his speech was slowed down and he did poorly on the officers’ sobriety tests.
He likewise declined a breathalyzer test, it added.
“I had one martini and I followed my companions home,” Timberlake purportedly let the official know who halted him, as per the BBC’s US accomplice CBS News.
Timberlake has recently spoken straightforwardly about looking for help for exorbitant drinking.
In New York, punishments for charges connected with driving while inebriated remember as long as a year for prison, a $1,000 (£786) fine and the suspension of a driver’s permit for no less than a half year.
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