NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nation music star Morgan Wallen on Thursday pleaded responsible to 2 misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar in Nashville and almost hitting two law enforcement officials with it.
Wallen, who appeared in court docket alongside his lawyer, was sentenced to spend seven days in a DUI schooling heart and be beneath supervised probation for 2 years.
“Conditionally guilty,” Wallen mentioned when Choose Cynthia Chappell requested how he would plead.
Based on the arrest affidavit, Wallen was accused of throwing a chair off the roof of Chief’s bar on April 7. The chair landed a few yard (meter) from the officers, who spoke to witnesses and reviewed safety footage. Witnesses instructed officers that they noticed Wallen decide up a chair, throw it off the roof and snicker about it.
Shortly after the incident, Wallen issued an announcement by which he mentioned he accepted “responsibility” and was “not proud” of his habits. The assertion didn’t embrace an apology however did point out making “amends” and touching base with legislation enforcement.
The “One Thing at a Time” singer was initially charged with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor depend of disorderly conduct.
Worrick Robinson, Wallen’s lawyer, mentioned in an announcement that the singer “has cooperated fully with authorities throughout these last eight months, directly communicating and apologizing to all involved.”
“Upon the successful completion of his probation, the charges will be eligible for dismissal and expungement,” Robinson added.
Wallen didn’t make an announcement after the temporary 10-minute listening to concluded on Thursday. As a substitute, he was shortly escorted out by a number of safety guards.
Wallen is without doubt one of the greatest names in up to date nation and was named the Nation Music Affiliation Awards’ entertainer of the yr final month.
In 2021, Wallen was suspended indefinitely from his label after video surfaced of him shouting a racial slur. In 2020, he was arrested on public intoxication and disorderly conduct fees after being kicked out of Child Rock’s bar in downtown Nashville.