SAG HARBOR, NY – Justin Timberlake has agreed to a plea deal in his DWI case on Long Island.
Timberlake, 43, appeared in court Friday in Sag Harbor and agreed to plead guilty to driving while ability impaired (DWAI), a minor traffic violation. The DWI charge against him was dropped.
Timberlake was expected to make his public safety announcement live outside court on Friday. We will carry that live on CBS News New York.
The judge was not satisfied with the terms of the plea, which requires Timberlake to make the public safety announcement, and face a fine, CBS News New York’s Carolyn Gusoff reported. The judge said the sentence was minimal and asked Timberlake if he would also accept community service, to which Timberlake agreed. Timberlake has one year to work out the community service portion of his deal, Gusoff reported.
Camera crews surrounded Timberlake as he walked into court Friday morning.
Justin Timberlake was arrested for DWI in Sag Harbor
Sag Harbor Police Department
Back on June 18, Timberlake was stopped in Hamptons village after he allegedly ran a stop sign and failed to keep to the right side of the road.
According to court documents, the arresting officer said he could smell alcohol on Timberlake’s breath and that the pop star had bloodshot eyes, “performed poorly” on field sobriety tests and refused a breath test. Timberlake allegedly told police he had a martini earlier in the evening.
Timberlake was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. He was released on his own recognizance after being arraigned later that morning.
Timberlake appeared in court virtually on August 2 and pleaded not guilty. At the hearing, a Sag Harbor village judge suspended his New York driver’s license, which is standard practice in the state for DWI cases. Timberlake was in Germany at the time too his world tour.
The next stop on Timberlake’s tour is the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on September 28. He will then play the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on October 7 before returning to the Prudential Center on October 8.