Justin Timberlake could enter plea deal after Sag Harbor DWI arrest: DA

SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — Justin Timberlake is expected to appear in person at his next court appearance in Sag Harbor following a DWI arrest in June — and is expected to enter a plea, officials said.

“The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office expects that Mr. Timberlake will enter a plea,” a spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Friday.

According to the Daily Mail, Timberlake is set to plead guilty to driving while impaired instead of the original misdemeanor DWI charge and pay a fine. That information could not be immediately confirmed, and Timberlake's attorney Edward Burke Jr. told Patch he was unable to comment.

According to a Sag Harbor Village Police spokesperson, Timberlake, 43, was arrested in the “early morning hours” of June 18 on a misdemeanor DWI charge and taken away.

Sag Harbor police said that at 12:37 a.m. Timberlake, Tennessee, was seen driving a 2025 BMW southbound on Madison Street and failing to stop at a properly posted stop sign and failing to maintain his lane.

A Sag Harbor Village police officer initiated a traffic stop and, upon investigation, determined that Timberlake was driving under the influence. He was arrested, processed and held overnight for morning arraignment, police said, the same protocol as any other DWI arrest.

Timberlake was arraigned in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court and released on his own recognizance, police said.

Timberlake's previous court date in August was postponed. Also in August, his license was suspended in a mock ruling, according to NBC.

Timberlake's attorney, Burke Jr., had requested a new court date in connection with the pop star's DWI arrest in Sag Harbor, asking that the case be dismissed on a technicality — and also said the performer was not drunk and should not have had been arrested.

He later dropped the dismissal motion, according to reports.

Burke Jr. appeared in the first court appearance at Sag Harbor Justice Court without Timberlake, who, according to his world tour schedule, was scheduled to appear in Poland on that July date.

Timberlake was given a new, mock trial date of Friday, August 2, magistrate court representatives told Patch. He participated in the court proceedings effectively that day.

Burke had originally filed a motion to dismiss the case “with an insufficient indictment” — because the original charging document did not have a sergeant's signature, he said.

In a statement, the DA's office said: “Following Justin Timberlake's arrest, the DA's Office identified a clerical error in the original indictment. Subsequently, on July 2, 2024, an amended indictment was filed that corrects this error. The facts and the circumstances of the case have not been changed or modified.”

The DA's office added, “We are prepared to litigate the underlying facts of this case in court and not in the press.”

In a statement, Burke said: “The most important fact to know about this case is that Justin was not drunk and should not have been arrested for DWI. The police made a number of very important mistakes in this case .In court today, you heard the prosecutor correct one of those mistakes, and there are many more, and this is just one of those incidents.He cooperated with the police at all times and treated them with the respect they deserve .

Burke released a statement after he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor.

“I look forward to vigorously defending Mr. Timberlake on these allegations,” Burke said. “I will have more to say at the appropriate time, but right now I am awaiting full discovery from the DA's office.”

Police released a mug shot of Timberlake after he was caught driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor — and taken into custody overnight.

Burke told Patch that Timberlake was charged with just one count of DWI, a misdemeanor. refused to take a breathalyzer test, he said. He was also cited for vehicle and traffic violations after failing to stop at a stop sign and stay in his lane, Burke said.

Timberlake has pleaded not guilty, he confirmed. “There was no accident,” Burke said. “No one was injured.”

Timberlake was released without bond, Burke said.

Court documents revealed that Timberlake told police, “I had a martini and followed my friends home.”

Timberlake's criminal complaint read: “His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, ​​a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage came from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, had slurred speech, was unsteady and did not perform well. on all standardized field sobriety tests.”

A representative for Timberlake could not immediately be reached.

Meanwhile, fans have shown their love on various tour dates, and Timberlake has expressed his gratitude.

A video from a fan's TikTok account showed pop star Timberlake addressing the crowd at a concert in Chicago shortly after his arrest: “We've been together through ups and downs, left and right,” he said. “It's been a rough week, but you're here, and I'm here, and nothing can change right now. I know sometimes it's hard to love, but you keep loving me and I love you right back.”
He blew a kiss to his fans.

Timberlake is currently in the middle of his Forget Tomorrow World Tour. the 55-and-over city tour has sold over a million tickets so far for more than 85 shows. On September 28, he is scheduled to appear at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.