Justin Bieber leaves Florida jail after drunk driving arrest
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Canadian teen pop singer Justin Bieber is shown in this combo of booking photos provided by the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department in Miami, Florida January 23, 2014. [Photo/Agencies] |
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The singer was "a little belligerent, using some choice words," when arrested, Martinez said, but he grew cooperative at the police station.
In the arrest report, an officer said Bieber had bloodshot eyes and alcohol on his breath. The singer told police he was returning from a studio recording session and repeatedly asked why he had been stopped and arrested.
"Why did you stop me?" he asked, according to the report. "Why do you have to search me?"
Bieber later acknowledged that he had taken prescription medicine, had been smoking marijuana and had consumed alcohol, Martinez said.
Representatives for Bieber and his mother, Pattie Mallette, said they had no comment about his arrest.
His friend, identified as R&B singer Khalil Sharieff, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. His bail was set at $1,000.
High-powered criminal defense attorney Roy Black, who also has represented radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, actor Kelsey Grammer and Kennedy family member William Kennedy Smith, appeared in court on behalf of both men.
"This hopefully will proceed as any other case," Black said after the hearing.
'THE CHAOS HE IS LIVING IN'
The police department in the Florida city of Opa-locka is investigating whether two of its officers gave Bieber an unauthorized escort on Monday night after his private jet landed at the local airport, said city spokesman David Chiverton.
