Singer Justin Timberlake was arrested in New York for driving under the influence and formally charged, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced. Timberlake was located in Sag Harbor, a famous and exclusive village in the Hamptons, a popular summer destination for Long Island celebrities. He was released without bail.
The pop star, who was traveling in his car, ran a stop sign and failed to stay on the right side of the road, according to the indictment. He told police he had a martini. According to the report, his eyes were “glassy” and there was a “strong odor of alcohol” inside the vehicle. The singer allegedly refused to take a breathalyzer test.
His court appearance in Sag Harbor is scheduled for July 26, while his mugshot has already been released, joining that of many well-known faces, including politicians and Hollywood stars, singers and activists such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. The “mugshot” is a “ritual” that began in 1840 and was standardized in 1888, and from which even Bill Gates did not escape, who in 1977 was arrested, like Timberlake, for a traffic violation .
