Country Star Morgan Wallen Plead Guilty, Is Sentenced for Throwing a Chair Off a Nashville Bar Rooftop

Country superstar Morgan Wallen took a plea woody successful his lawsuit stemming from an incident wherever he threw a chair disconnected nan roof of a Nashville bar, and he was sentenced connected Thursday, December 12, Life & Style tin confirm.

The “Whiskey Glasses” singer, 31, pleaded blameworthy to 2 misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment, according to online records viewed by Life & Style. He was primitively charged pinch 3 Class E felonies stemming from his April 7 apprehension astatine Chief’s Bar.

Morgan was ordered to walk 7 days successful a DUI acquisition center. He was besides ordered to salary a $350 good and will beryllium connected supervised probation for 2 years, The Tennessean reported.

“Upon nan successful completion of his probation, nan charges will beryllium eligible for dismissal and expungement,” Morgan’s attorney, Worrick Robinson, said successful a written connection aft nan sentencing.

He added, “Mr. Wallen has cooperated afloat pinch authorities passim these past 8 months, straight communicating and apologizing to each involved. Mr. Wallen remains committed to making a affirmative effect done his euphony and foundation.”

The “Wasted connected You” vocalist was arrested connected April 7, aft he threw a chair onto nan thoroughfare from six stories up astatine Eric Church’s barroom successful downtown Nashville, Life & Style confirmed astatine nan time. He was arrested and charged pinch 3 felony counts: 3 counts of reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct.

At nan time, a root exclusively told Life & Style that his meltdown was a guidance to his ex and mother of his kid KT Smith’s speedy engagement and marriage to Luke Scornavacco. KT, 30, announced their engagement connected March 29, and shared nan astonishment news that nan brace tied nan knot connected April 3, 4 days earlier Morgan’s arrest.

“He imploded wrong days of proceeding nan news,” nan insider revealed astatine nan time. “He was crushed.” KT, however, denied nan relationship betwixt nan 2 events.

Morgan collapsed his soundlessness via X connected April 19.

“I didn’t consciousness correct publically checking successful until I made amends pinch immoderate folks. I’ve touched guidelines pinch Nashville rule enforcement, my family, and nan bully group astatine Chief’s. I’m not proud of my behavior, and I judge responsibility,” he wrote. “I person nan utmost respect for nan officers moving each time to support america each safe. Regarding my tour, location will beryllium nary change.”

A abstracted root told Life & Style that nan felony charges Morgan was facing spot him extremity up pinch a “best script is simply a 30 to 60-day sentence. I don’t deliberation nan prosecutors want him to skate distant pinch nary clip because group will deliberation it’s because of his personage status.”

“If Morgan has a felony conviction, it’s going to make it hard for him to get activity visas to circuit internationally!” nan insider added. In nan end, nan 2024 CMA Entertainer of nan Year made it retired of tribunal without immoderate felonies connected his grounds pursuing his sentencing.

Morgan has 2 anterior arrests involving alcohol. In 2016, he was charged pinch a misdemeanor DUI, but his lawsuit was dismissed, according to a study by nan New York Post.

In 2020, nan “Cowgirls” vocalist was arrested extracurricular of Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk barroom successful Nashville aft allegedly harassing patrons and refusing to obey commands fixed by constabulary officers, WKRN reported. Morgan was charged pinch disorderly behaviour and nationalist intoxication. The lawsuit was later dismissed.

Morga collapsed his soundlessness connected X soon aft his apprehension earlier deleting nan post.

“Hey y’all conscionable wanted to clear nan air. I went retired downtown past nighttime pinch a fewer aged friends. After a mates barroom stops, we were horse-playing pinch each other,” he wrote. “We didn’t mean immoderate harm, and we want to opportunity sorry to immoderate barroom unit aliases anyone that was affected. Thank you to nan section authorities for being truthful master and doing their occupation pinch class. Love y’all.”