{"id":124422,"date":"2024-09-11T16:19:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T16:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/justin-timberlakes-dwi-charge-to-be-dropped-agrees-to-much-lesser-offense-in-plea-deal\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T16:19:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T16:19:21","slug":"justin-timberlakes-dwi-charge-to-be-dropped-agrees-to-much-lesser-offense-in-plea-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/justin-timberlakes-dwi-charge-to-be-dropped-agrees-to-much-lesser-offense-in-plea-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Timberlake\u2019s DWI Charge to Be Dropped, Agrees to Much Lesser Offense in Plea Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/justin-timberlake\/\" title=\"Justin Timberlake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Justin Timberlake<\/strong><\/a> has sealed a plea deal in his DWI case, and the agreement does not involve drunk driving or even a criminal offense, but rather a traffic violation.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u2019s lawyer, <strong>Edward Burke Jr.<\/strong>, and prosecutors got the judge to agree to a deal in which the DWI charge is officially dropped.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin<\/strong> will plead guilty to Driving While Ability Impaired, sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/09\/11\/justin-timberlake-pleads-guilty-traffic-offense-not-dwi\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/09\/11\/justin-timberlake-pleads-guilty-traffic-offense-not-dwi\/&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2051878\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, although the word \u201cimpaired\u201d is used, it\u2019s not a drunk driving offense. The penalty ranges from a $300 to $500 fine, with no other punishment. The judge will set the exact amount during a hearing Friday (September 13), when the plea deal is officially presented before the court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin<\/strong> was facing a serious criminal charge of DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) following his June arrest in Sag Harbor, New York. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/08\/02\/justin-timberlake-appears-virtually-in-court-for-dwi-case-pleads-not-guilty-to-driving-drunk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He virtually pled not guilty in early August.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He will still have his drivers license suspended in New York because he refused to submit to a Breathalyzer test after he was pulled over by an offer, which triggers automatic license suspension for a year in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The judge previously scolded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/08\/09\/justin-timberlake-dwi-case-update-judge-scolds-unprepared-prosecution-during-latest-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cunprepared\u201d prosecution in the case in August.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/09\/11\/justin-timberlakes-dwi-charge-to-be-dropped-agrees-to-much-lesser-offense-in-plea-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Timberlake has sealed a plea deal in his DWI case, and the agreement does not involve drunk driving or even a criminal offense, but rather a traffic violation. The singer\u2019s lawyer, Edward Burke Jr., and prosecutors got the judge to agree to a deal in which the DWI charge is officially dropped. 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