The police report on Justin Timberlake’s June 18 arrest details why officers thought the singer shouldn’t be behind the wheel of a car.
In this handout image provided by the Sag Harbor Police Department, Justin Timberlake is seen in a booking photo on June 18, 2024 in Sag Harbor, New York. Timberlake was charged with driving while intoxicated.
Arkinson’s handwritten notes appear to show that the officer followed procedure to determine that Timberlake displayed numerous signs of intoxication, reported the Daily Mail, which obtained a copy of the singer’s arrest report. For example, Timberlake was swaying on his feet and wasn’t able to stay balanced, the report said.
Timberlake refused to take a breathalyzer test, a breath test that measures how much alcohol is in the air one breathes out. The singer was within his right to refuse the test but the refusal is considered a traffic infraction that triggers an automatic one-year license suspension — which is what happened to Timberlake at a virtual court hearing last week.
Timberlake was next asked to raise one foot slightly off the ground and keep it raised for 30 seconds without moving. Arkinson reported that Timberlake swayed while doing the test, needed to use his arms to keep his balance, and put the foot down before the required 30 seconds had lapsed. When Timberlake was read his Miranda rights, he told Arkinson that he understood them and said he wouldn’t speak anymore without an attorney. The singer spent the rest of the night in the police station, was arraigned in court the next morning, then released on his own recognizance.
Timberlake may have a couple witnesses to back up his claim that he wasn’t drunk, Page Six reported. First, the bartender at the American Hotelthat he only saw the singer consume one martini. Second, police let one of the singer’s friends, who had been drinking with him at the hotel, drive his BMW rental car back to her house, The female friend and her husband were driving ahead of Timberlake and leading him back to their home.
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