Country music sensation Morgan Wallen has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment after an incident in which he threw a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar in Nashville, narrowly missing two police officers. The incident occurred on April 7 at Chief's bar, where Wallen was accused of tossing a chair off the roof, landing dangerously close to the officers below.
During his court appearance, Wallen, accompanied by his attorney, accepted his guilt and was sentenced to seven days in a DUI education center and placed under supervised probation for two years. The judge presiding over the case, Cynthia Chappell, noted Wallen's conditional guilty plea.
Witnesses at the scene reported seeing Wallen pick up the chair, throw it off the roof, and laugh about it. Following the incident, Wallen issued a statement taking responsibility for his actions and expressing remorse for his behavior.
Wallen's attorney, Worrick Robinson, stated that the singer has fully cooperated with authorities and has apologized to all parties involved. Upon successful completion of his probation, the charges may be eligible for dismissal and expungement.
This is not the first time Wallen has faced legal troubles. In 2021, he was suspended from his label after a video surfaced showing him using a racial slur. In 2020, he was arrested on public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges after being ejected from a bar in downtown Nashville.
Despite these challenges, Wallen remains a prominent figure in the country music scene, having been named the Country Music Association Awards' entertainer of the year. The brief court hearing on Thursday concluded without further statements from Wallen, who was swiftly escorted out by security guards.
