TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) — Backstreet Boy Nick Carter agreed to enter into a pretrial intervention program in a deal with state prosecutors to clear him of a misdemeanor charge, the St. Petersburg Times reported Saturday.
Carter, 22, was charged with resisting or opposing a law enforcement officer without violence after he refused an officer's orders to leave a Tampa nightclub on Jan. 2.
The pop singer was arguing with a woman as the club was closing, according to police. The officers ordered Carter to leave 10 times but he refused.
Carter was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police car. He was not taken to jail.
"I truly believe my celebrity motivated the officer to arrest me," said Carter, who grew up in the Tampa area, in a statement released soon after his arrest.
As part of the intervention program Carter agreed to, he will serve a period of probation, perform community service and pay an undisclosed fine. If Carter completes the program, the charges will be dropped, Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi told the paper on Friday.