Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal in DWI case, appears in person at Hampton hearing
Justin Timberlake is heading back to the Hamptons after reaching a plea deal in his DWI case.
The Grammy winner will attend his Friday court hearing after reaching a plea deal, a spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office told NBC News on Wednesday.
The hearing will be held at the Sag Harbor Village Justice Court in Long Island, New York, and Timberlake will enter a plea regarding his June arrest when he was pulled over on a drug-impaired driving charge.
Details of the plea agreement and what Timberlake will plead are unclear. NBC News has reached out to his attorney for comment.
Timberlake, 43, was pulled over shortly after 12:15 a.m. ET on June 18 in the affluent Hamptons area of Long Island for allegedly running a stop sign. The “Cry Me a River” singer was arrested after failing his field sobriety test and released hours after his arraignment. He did not plead guilty at the time.
According to the complaint, Sag Harbor Village Police Officer Michael Arkinson said that, although Timberlake said he had “a martini,” his “eyes were bloodshot and glassy, the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was coming from his breath, he was unable to share the attention.” For, he slurred speech, he was restless.”
Timberlake's attorney, Edward Burke Jr., said at the time that he would “vigorously defend” the singer.
During the singer's court appearance last month, he appeared virtually from his Belgium tour stop. The judge suspended his license and admonished Burke Jr. for “irresponsible” comments he made over the summer in which he criticized law enforcement.