Justin Bieber
will be arraigned on Valentine's Day before a Florida judge after his
recent run-in with the law for driving under the influence, a state
attorney's office source said Tuesday.
Bieber,
however, may not be required to attend the February 14 arraignment in
Miami-Dade County, which will allow prosecutors to present the charges
against him, which also include resisting arrest and using an expired
driver's license.
Although defendants typically make a plea at arraignments, Bieber's lawyer may be able to file in writing.
Bieber's
lawyer, Roy Black, of Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, did not
respond to AFP's request as to whether the Canadian star would be
present.
Bieber, 19, was
arrested on January 23 in Miami Beach after police caught him drag
racing -- allegedly after drinking and smoking marijuana.
The young star was detained for eight hours before being released on a $2,500 bond.
Police
said Bieber was driving a rented yellow Lamborghini in a residential
area when he was arrested in the wee hours of the morning racing rapper
Khalil Amir Sharieff in a red Ferrari.
Miami
Beach Police Chief Raymond Martinez told reporters that Bieber was
incoherent at the time of his arrest, and was unable to produce a valid
driver's license.
The Canadian singer's newest run-in is the latest in a string of incidents to have tarnished the young star's image.
Bieber
was already under investigation for allegedly hurling eggs at a
neighbor's house in Los Angeles -- an incident that led police to search
his mansion, where they seized illicit drugs and arrested one of his
associates.
He also attracted
criticism on a recent tour of Australia after allegedly spraying
graffiti on a hotel wall, following a string of similar events in Latin
America last year.
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