Rookie cop who arrested Justin Timberlake saved resident’s life with Narcan days earlier: sources

The rookie Sag Harbor cop who pulled over Justin Timberlake for alleged drunk driving was a hero who saved someone’s life days before he busted the global pop star.

A Hamptons insider exclusively tells us that officer Michael Arkinson, who turns 24 this month, administered Narcan to save the local who was overdosing.

A source told Page Six of Arkinson: “This is a young officer who’s done an excellent job…. a week prior [to the Timberlake bust], he had actually saved a 25-year-old from an overdose. He had given him Narcan.”

A local source told us of the Sag Harbor police, “most of the people in this village support our law enforcement.”

Arkinson stopped the “SexyBack” singer last week after allegedly seeing him blow a stop sign and swerve in a lane.

We reported that young Arkinson — who wasn’t born when Timberlake joined NSync in 1995 — did not recognize the singer when he busted him.

The 43-year-old pop singer got into legal hot water when he got behind the wheel of a 2025 BMW after hanging with pals at Sag Harbor’s swanky American Hotel.

It has been reported that Arkinson gave Timberlake a warning before he arrested him. But the same insider tells us, “that never happened… the officer did not engage with Timberlake prior to him being pulled over.”

Narcan is the OD-reversing treatment that has been touted by New York City as an answer for combatting the fentanyl and opioid crises.

A source also said that after Arkinson made headlines for the arrest, the media has been “over at his house looking at everything.”

But he seems to be taking his newfound fame in stride, and was seen on a boat with pals over the weekend, TMZ reported.

The local cop was reportedly promoted to a full-time Sag Harbor officer in March after graduating from the police academy in 2022.

Page Six previously reported that when Arkinson had no idea who the 43-year-old Grammy winner was, “Justin said under his breath, ‘This is going to ruin the tour,’” a source told us.

That’s when, “The cop replied, ‘What tour?’ Justin said, ‘The world tour,’” our source said.

Timberlake was booked at the Sag Harbor Police Department and charged with one count of driving while intoxicated, plus given tickets for ignoring a stop sign and failing to stay in a proper lane.

The office of local powerhouse attorney, Edward Burke Jr., released a statement to Page Six saying: “Mr. Burke looks forward to vigorously defending Mr. Timberlake against these allegations. He will have a lot to say at the appropriate time. He is currently awaiting full discovery from the DA’s office.”

Despite his worries about interrupting his tour due to his arrest, the *NSYNC member returned to the stage following his DWI arrest Friday night in Chicago.

The “SexyBack” singer briefly mentioned his arrest during the show, telling his cheering fans, “It’s been a tough week.” He concluded, “I know I’m hard to love sometimes but you keep loving me right back.”