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Backstreet Boys' Carter strikes deal to avoid criminal charge
Nick Carter has agreed to enter a pre-trial intervention program in order for prosecutors to drop a misdemeanor charge leveled against him in connection with his arrest at a Florida nightclub last month, according to published reports.
Carter faces a charge of resisting/opposing a law enforcement officer without violence. The offense stems from a Jan. 2 incident during which he was arrested after refusing to obey officers who ordered him to leave a Tampa nightclub, where they allegedly observed him arguing with a woman.
Officers allege that they told Carter at least 10 times to leave the club, and arrested him after finally telling him that he had until "the count of 3" to comply, which he allegedly did not.
The charge will be dropped if Carter successfully completes a pre-trial intervention program that will require him to pay a fine, perform community service and serve a period of probation, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Details on the duration of the program were not available at press time.
Following the Jan. 3 incident, Carter issued a statement in which he said, "I truly believe my celebrity motivated the officer to arrest me. I am certain that after a full investigation of the facts my name will be cleared."
