Morgan Wallen pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in a Nashville courtroom on Thursday, Dec. 12, after throwing a chair off the sixth-floor balcony of Eric Church’s Chiefs bar in April. Ta.
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The country music star was sentenced to one week in jail (to be served in a DUI education center) and two years of probation. One year in prison for each misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment.
The artist must also pay a $350 fine and court costs.
“Mr. Warren has fully cooperated with authorities over the past eight months and has directly contacted and apologized to everyone involved. Mr. Warren remains committed to making a positive impact through his music and foundation. ” his attorney, Warrick Robinson IV, said in a statement after the sentence was handed down.
The court date comes three weeks after Wallen won Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards on Nov. 20.
As quoted above, I was referring to the violent arrests made through social media earlier this year.
“Until I made up with some people, I didn’t feel comfortable checking in with them in public,” Warren wrote on Twitter at the time.
“I have worked with the good people of Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the Chief. I am not proud of my actions and accept responsibility.
“I have the utmost respect for the police officers who work every day to keep us all safe. There are no changes regarding my tour.”
Nashville police said two officers were standing in front of Chief’s Bar on the day of Warren’s arrest and saw a chair, believed to have been thrown by Warren, fall from the roof to street level. Announced.
“Morgan is usually a sweet and fun person to be around, but once he starts, he doesn’t know when to stop,” a source told People magazine a few months ago, adding:
“Morgan and alcohol are a problem, and it’s a problem that keeps coming back again and again.”
In 2021, a video of him shouting racial slurs was leaked, and he was suspended indefinitely by his label.
He was also arrested in 2020 on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct after being kicked out of Kid Rock’s bar in downtown Nashville.
Still, Wallen’s latest album stayed at the top of the Billboard 200 for 16 weeks in 2023 and was the most consumed album in the US last year.
The album’s top 10 hits included “Last Night,” “You Proof,” and “Thinkin’ Bout Me.”
