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06/19/2024 at 11:24
This Tuesday, June 18, Justin Timberlake appeared for drunk driving in an ultra-upscale region east of New York.
Justin Timberlake spent the night in police custody. The American superstar appeared for drunken driving in an ultra-upscale region east of New York, the courts and local police announced on Tuesday.
“He was arrested in Sag Harbor for driving while intoxicated” and, in accordance with American criminal procedure, “was arraigned in the Sag Harbor Village Court, then released after admitting the facts” , the Suffolk County prosecutor’s office on Long Island confirmed in an email to AFP.
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Bloodshot eyes “
Justin Timberlake, 43, was arrested driving a BMW around 12:30 a.m. about 150 km east of New York, in the Hamptons area, known for being home to sumptuous homes of wealthy people, according to Sag police. Harbor who confirmed to AFP initial information from the celebrity press and local television.
The singer, producer and actor was driving “intoxicated” after not having stopped at an intersection and not being able to “keep” his vehicle on the “correct” trajectory, the police detailed in a press release.
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Justin Timberlake had “bloodshot eyes, while his breath smelled of alcohol”, reported CBS, claiming that he even responded to the police officer that he had “drank a Martini and followed (his) friends home” .
“Mr. Timberlake was placed under arrest, detained last night until his appearance this morning” to be indicted, said the Sag Harbor police, accompanying their press release with the famous “mug shot”, the photo judicial identity of any accused.
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