Justin Bieber’s head of security will no longer face felony charges after injuring two police officers in a crash.
Michael Arana, 32, was charged with DUI and leaving the scene of a crash with injuries in Kendall, south of Miami, Florida, in November last year.
He was arrested in Miami after two cops were injured when their cruiser was rear-ended by Arana’s SUV.
Justin Bieber’s head of security Michael Arana, 32, was initially charged with DUI and leaving the scene of a crash. These have now been dropped
The officer in the passenger seat needed to be airlifted to the hospital. A rookie officer was behind the wheel at the time of the crash
The bodyguard has had two previous run-ins with police in Miami-Dade county in 2007 and 2013. Both charges were for disorderly conduct but were eventually dismissed. Pictured above with Bieber in 2013
After Bieber’s chief bodyguard pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving, he was ordered to pay about $1,000 in fines, complete 100 hours of community service and undertake a victim impact program, reports TMZ. He will also be on probation for a year.
Two misdemeanor charges of DUI and two felony charges of fleeing the scene have been dropped as prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to prove Arana left the accident scene.
TMZ quotes sources saying that Arana did not show signs of impairment at the scene – he had refused to have either a blood test or breathalyzer – so prosecutors decided against pursuing the DUI charge.
Arana kept driving after he crashed his SUV into the back of a police cruiser, but was eventually stopped by police
The back of the police car was heavily damaged. This was the second police crash in two days
Following the collision, he was eventually stopped by police along Southwest 88th Street and 157th Avenue.
Although Arana refused a blood test at the scene, receipts found in his pocket showed he’d paid for various drinks at midnight.
The officer in the passenger seat needed to be airlifted to the hospital. A rookie officer was behind the wheel at the time of the crash. Both were initially treated at hospital.
The back of the police car was heavily damaged. It was the second police crash in two days.
The bodyguard had two previous run-ins with police in Miami-Dade county. He was arrested for disorderly conduct in 2007 and 2013. Both charges were later dismissed.
Arana has been with the pop star for years. He was spotted leaving jail with Bieber in 2014 after the singer was arrested in Miami Beach for DUI.