MIAMI BEACH, Florida: Justin Bieber’s mug shot hints at the boy-next-door image he’s carefully crafted over the past several years, with a glistening smile and professionally upswept hair.
But the red jail jumpsuit also visible in the photo tells a different story, one about the singer’s recent troubles and emergence as a bad boy. The 19-year-old pop star is facing possible jail time after his arrest in Florida on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license.
Still, as he has been so many times since achieving stardom at age 15, Bieber was swarmed by crowds of news media and screaming young girls as he left jail afternoon. He popped through a window of his black SUV in a black hoodie and sunglasses to wave back.
Police said they arrested a bleary-eyed Bieber — smelling of alcohol — after officers saw him drag-racing before dawn Thursday on a palm-lined residential street in Miami Beach, his yellow Lamborghini traveling at nearly twice the speed limit.
He was arrested early Thursday with R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff, after police saw them racing two luxury vehicles down the street at 4:09 a.m., with two other vehicles apparently being used to block off the area.
The 19-year-old singer later admitted smoking marijuana, drinking and taking a prescription medication, police said.
Police Chief Ray Martinez said the singer was initially not cooperative when the officer pulled him over. Martinez said the singer also had an expired Georgia driver’s license.
Police said Bieber was driving the Lamborghini and Sharieff was driving a Ferrari. Both cars were towed. Police say Bieber was clocked at nearly double the area’s 30-mph speed limit near a high school, youth center, golf course, city firehouse and small apartment buildings.
According to the arrest report, Bieber “had slow deliberate movements” and appeared to be in a stupor when the officer ordered him to exit his vehicle. Bieber was arrested after repeatedly refusing to put his hands on his vehicle so the officer could pat him down to look for weapons, the report said. It says he cursed several times at the officer and demanded to know why he was being arrested. At one point, Bieber said to an officer: “What did I do, why did you stop me?“
Bieber failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the Miami Beach police station for a Breathalyzer, police said. Results haven’t been released.
Stars who got arrested
l Chris Brown: The R&B’s 2009 arrest hours before the Grammy Awards for the brutal beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna shattered Brown’s squeaky-clean image.
l Mackenzie Phillips: A young star of the 1970s TV series “One Day at a Time,” Phillips was arrested in 1977 for public drunkenness and cocaine possession. She was fired from the show and struggled with addiction for years.
l Edward Furlong: Furlong’s role in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” made him a star at age 14, but he’s struggled in recent years with addiction and several domestic violence-related cases.
l Tatum O’Neal: O’Neal made Hollywood history when she became the youngest person at age 10 to win an acting Oscar. She was arrested four years later on suspicion of cocaine possession.
l Amanda Bynes: A star of Nickelodeon’s “All That,” executives gave Bynes her own variety show when she was still a teenager. The child star avoided trouble until she was arrested for grazing a sheriff’s patrol car in 2012.
l Corey Haim: A teen heartthrob who starred in films such as “The Lost Boys” and “Lucas,” Haim endured a difficult and drug-addled transition to adulthood. In 1993 Haim was arrested for threatening his business manager with a BB gun.
