Justin Timberlake’s Arresting Officer Enjoys Boat Party, Not Sweating Publicity

The rookie police officer who made the arrest Justin Timberlake Because DWI is enjoying the summer in the Hamptons … and doesn’t seem worried at all by his newfound fame.

michael arkinson – Sag Harbor Police Officer Joe pulled justin and took him to jail — spent his Sunday on a boat about an hour north of where he captured JT. If you don’t know, he and his partner, OtisHe’s cited in the police report as the arresting officer… but Mike is getting the credit because he was the one who brought Justin in for arrest.

Well … check out these photos/video obtained by TMZ that show a sometimes shirtless Arkinson sitting in a power boat parked at a restaurant in Greenport, New York over the weekend.

People who were there told us Arkinson was eating and drinking at Claudio’s Waterfront … and keeping a relatively low profile after his big arrest, though it doesn’t seem like he was trying to hide out here. He was just living life … unconcerned with all the hype he got after Justin’s arrest last week.

We’re told Arkinson was there with some friends – and they spent a few hours at the seafood spot before heading back to their boat.

The man is already quite famous around Sag Harbor. Locals told the media he pays little heed to traffic rules, and now he’s even more famous – a sort of local celeb, if you will.

Based on what we’re seeing here, though, Arkinson isn’t too shy … and it looks like he knows how to have a good time on Long Island, even if his name has been thrown around a lot in the media over the past week.

However, don’t expect to see Arkinson’s body cam of his interaction with Justin anytime soon — as we previously reported, the Sag Harbor P.D. Non-release of footage …at least not until their investigation is complete.

Meanwhile, Justin continues his world tour … and Arkinson is taking full advantage of his boating buddies.