Justin Bieber To Strike Plea Deal In Miami D.U.I. Case
Posted on Fri Jun 13th, 2014 8:29am PDT By X17 Staff
Justin Bieber will strike a plea bargain in his Miami D.U.I. case, and get this -- not only is he nearly completely off the hook, but he's not even being put on probation!
Bieber has been charged with DUI, resisting arrest and driving without a valid license. The 20-year-old pop star will plead guilty to reckless driving, pay a fine and attend anger management classes, according to a source for TMZ.
The Biebs was arrested back in January in Miami Beach, and while it was later established that he wasn't drunk, he did positive for marijuana. So what dragged this case out? Apparently the judge wanted Bieber to produce, star in and pay for an anti-drug PSA, but that was eventually tossed out the window. Additionally, prosecutors wanted the singer to attend a drug/alcohol education course, but Bieber's legal team protested against that as well, so prosecutors settled on an anger management course.
In other news, Bieber's former assistant Terrence Reche Smalls has struck a plea deal of his own after being busted with 13 grams of marijuana and resin at the Brisbane Airport last year during Bieber's tour in Australia.
Smalls pleaded guilty via phone to two charges of importing border-controlled drugs with a lack of commercial intent in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday. Smalls was given a twelve-month good behavior bond for drug possession, and if he breaches the bond, he will be forced to pay a $1000 fine. Though Smalls initially denied the drugs were his, his lawyer Jeff Hunter said his client accepted responsibility for packing the bag.