Bad Nick!

Backstreet Boy Nick Carter Arrested
Date: January 3, 2002
Source: The Washington Post

TAMPA, Fla. �� Backstreet Boy Nick Carter was arrested on suspicion of refusing to follow police officers' orders to leave a nightclub after a fight broke out.

The youngest of the five-member pop group at age 21, Carter was charged early Wednesday with a misdemeanor count of resisting/opposing a law enforcement officer without violence. He was handcuffed, placed in a squad car and released on his own recognizance.

His first court appearance is set for March 4, Tampa Police spokesman Joe Durkin said Thursday.

Police were called to the Pop City nightclub early Tuesday evening because of a fight. They returned to the nightclub later in the night to break up another disturbance. While officers made arrests and tried to restore peace, Carter became involved in an argument with a woman, according to the arrest affidavit.

He was told to leave the nightclub more than 10 times until officers told him to leave by "the count of 3" or he would be arrested. Carter continued the argument and was arrested, the affidavit said.

"Outside of who this defendant is, it's not that unusual a thing to happen," Durkin said.

Carter, who lives outside Tampa, is the second Backstreet Boy to run into trouble in recent months. In July, A.J. McLean spent time at a rehabilitation center for depression and alcohol abuse, forcing the group to postpone its U.S. and Canadian tour. McLean, who turns 24 next week, has said he's been sober ever since.

Sonya Muckle, vice president of publicity for Jive Records, the Backstreet Boys' label, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Thursday.

This is part of the conversation we had about this issue:

-Katie: I suppose this will all be very entertaining to future generations who watch the E! True Hollywood Story on Backstreet Boys. It all started with AJ going to rehab and Nick getting arrested. Soon after, Howie found his gay lover Kevin, age 30, (much too old to be referred to as a "boy") on his bathroom floor overdosed on Tylenol. The grease stains from his nasty hair were soaked clean through the rug.

-Katie: I still can't beleive he got arrested! I can see him standing there screaming "But I'm a Backstreet Boy! I'm the cute blonde one!!! I resign in Florida for Pete's sake!!!! You can't arrest meeeeeeeeee!!!!" as he was being handcuffed and put in the back of a squad car....

-Katie: And his one phone call....."Um....Kevin......help me! I'm in jail and all these big burly men with more tattoos than AJ say I'm "pretty". I'm scared Kev. Ya gotta help me!!"

This is Nick's Statement:
"I have done nothing wrong, I truly believe my celebrity motivated the officer to arrest me." The officer "said my name aloud during the incident. I am certain that after a full investigation of the facts my name will be cleared"

Our Comments:
Nick is perfect. He didn't do it! He was FRAMED! FRAMED I tell you!! I bet it was all Kevin gettin' him back for some practical joke. But wasn't the
Pit Hair thing enough Kevin????......guess not.