
Pop star Justin Bieber was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and drag racing this morning, Miami Beach police Detective Vivian Hernandez said.
Further details about the arrest weren't immediately available.
The arrest comes days after sheriff's deputies in Los Angeles County, California, used a felony search warrant to raid Bieber's mansion as they investigated his alleged involvement in a January 9 egg attack on his neighbor's house. Ref. CNN
Justin Bieber told Miami Beach police after they stopped him early today that he'd had beer, pot and a prescription drug, police spokesman Bobby Hernandez told reporters.
Bieber was charged with drunken driving, resisting arrest and driving without a valid license. It's the first arrest for the 19-year-old pop star, although he is under investigation on allegations of egging his California neighbor's home.
Bieber was driving a yellow Lamborghini that police saw drag racing a Ferrari in a residential area and showed "Signs of impairment," Hernandez said. He added Bieber failed a field sobriety test.
Two SUVs "Blocked the traffic at 26th and Pine Street so that they could race on Pine Street, almost making it like a makeshift race track," Hernandez said. The Ferrari's driver, whom Hernandez called "An associate of Bieber," Was also arrested on a drunken driving charge, he said. Police didn't identify the Ferrari driver. Ref. CNN
Two breath tests police gave Justin Bieber after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence indicated a blood-alcohol content below 0.08%, a source close to the investigation told CNN's Tory Dunnan and John Couwels.
The source did not give the exact level.
The 0.08% is generally the legal limit for drivers in Florida, though 0.02% is the limit for drivers under the legal drinking age of 21.
Police said Bieber, 19, admitted to drinking, using marijuana and taking prescription pills, after his arrest Thursday in Florida. Ref. CNN