NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nation music singer Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened six-story bar in downtown Nashville.
Wallen, 30, was booked into jail early Monday on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor depend of disorderly conduct, Metro Nashville Police tweeted.
The fees stem from a chair being thrown from the rooftop of Chief’s bar and touchdown on Broadway close to two law enforcement officials.
An arrest affidavit says the chair landed about 3 toes (1 meter) from officers, who talked to witnesses and reviewed safety footage. Witnesses informed officers that they watched Wallen decide up a chair, throw it over the roof and snort about it.
Wallen’s lawyer, Worrick Robinson, confirmed the arrest late Sunday and stated the singer was cooperating totally with authorities. He was launched from custody, and has a court docket date scheduled Could 3.
Wallen is among the largest names in modern nation. His third studio album, 2023’s “One Factor at a Time,” was the most-consumed album within the U.S. final yr. It spent 16 weeks on the prime of the Billboard 200 in 2023 — which meant he held the highest spot for 30% of the yr, extra time at No. 1 than some other album since Adele’s “21” dominated over a decade in the past. It included a number of prime 10 hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100: “Final Evening,” “You Proof,” “Thinkin’ Bout Me,” “Thought You Ought to Know,” and “Do not Assume Jesus.”
In 2021, the nation singer was suspended indefinitely from his label and noticed his music pulled by radio stations and streaming providers after video surfaced of him shouting a racial slur. Consequently, he was disqualified or restricted from a number of award reveals and obtained no Grammy nominations for his bestselling “Harmful: The Double Album.”
In 2020, he was arrested on public intoxication and disorderly conduct costs after being kicked out of Child Rock’s bar in downtown Nashville.
On the time, Wallen posted on social media that he and a few buddies have been “horse-playing” after just a few bar stops.
“We didn’t imply any hurt, and we wish to ask for forgiveness to any bar employees or anybody that was affected,” Wallen posted on X. “Thanks to the native authorities for being so skilled and doing their job with class. Love y’all.”
