WASHINGTON — Country star Morgan Wallen addressed his Nashville arrest in a statement on Friday.
The 30-year-old singer was arrested after he allegedly threw a chair off the rooftop of a six-story bar in downtown Nashville. He was booked into jail on April 8 with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and a count of disorderly conduct, according to Metro Nashville Police.
"I didn't feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks. I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief’s," Wallen said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. "I'm not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility."
"I have the utmost respect for the officers working every day to keep us all safe," the country singer continued in a second post. "Regarding my tour, there will be no change."
According to the Nashville Police Department, the 30-year-old Wallen was on the roof of the Chief's on Broadway bar on April 7 when he allegedly tossed a chair down to the street below.
An arrest affidavit said the chair landed about 3 feet from officers, who talked to witnesses and reviewed security footage. Witnesses told officers that they watched Wallen pick up a chair, throw it over the roof and laugh about it.
Bond was set at $15,250, and Nashville media outlets report that he was released on bail in the early hours of April 8.
His court date is set for May 3.
Wallen was originally a contestant on the sixth season of singing competition show "The Voice," before launching his professional music career with an EP in 2015.
His third studio album, 2023’s “One Thing at a Time,” was the most-consumed album in the U.S. last year. It spent 16 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 in 2023 — which meant he held the top spot for 30% of the year, more time at No. 1 than any other album since Adele’s “21” dominated over a decade ago. It included several top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: “Last Night,” “You Proof,” “Thinkin’ Bout Me," “Thought You Should Know," and “Don't Think Jesus.”
In 2021, the country singer was suspended indefinitely from his label and saw his music pulled by radio stations and streaming services after video surfaced of him shouting a racial slur. As a result, he was disqualified or limited from several award shows and received no Grammy nominations for his bestselling “Dangerous: The Double Album.”
In 2020, he was arrested on public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges after being kicked out of Kid Rock’s bar in downtown Nashville.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
