Last April, Country music star Morgan Wallen was charged with throwing a chair from the roof of the six story Chief’s bar. The chair landed just feet from two police officers. Witnesses stated that Wallen threw the chair and then laughed about doing so.
On December 12, Wallen appeared in court before Judge Cynthia Chappell where he pled guilty on two counts of reckless endangerment (a misdemeanor offense) where he entered a plea of “conditionally guilty”.
Judge Chappell sentenced Wallen to seven days in a DUI education center and two years of supervised probation.
Wallen was originally charged with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.
Shortly after the incident, Wallen issued a statement claiming responsibility for the act; adding that he adding that he was not proud of his behaviour, but failed to apologize or address making amends for his actions.
Wallen’s attorney issued a statement saying that his client had, “cooperated fully with authorities throughout these last eight months, directly communicating and apologizing to all involved.”
He added, “upon the successful completion of his probation, the charges will be eligible for dismissal and expungement.”
After his brief court appearance, Wallen made no comment; only exited the court room surrounded by security guards.
Absent from the festivities, Wallen was recently voted Entertainer of the Year at the annual Country Music Association Awards.
The recent court appearance was not Wallen’s first encounter with the law. In 202, Wallen was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct at Kid Rock’s downtown Nashville bar and in 2021 he was suspended indefinitely from his record label after a video appeared where Wallen was seen voicing a racial slur.