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Carter, 35, got into the altercation Wednesday night after
bartenders at the Hog’s Breath Saloon refused to serve alcohol
to him and a companion and asked them to leave because they
appeared to be "heavily intoxicated," according to an arrest
report.
Carter punched one of the bouncers and Michael Papayans of
California head-butted the bar manager, the report said.
Papayans, 27, was also charged with battery.
Police said a video of the altercation, plus physical evidence
and witness statements, confirmed that Carter committed the
battery.
Carter was released from jail on Thursday afternoon on $1,500
bond, a Monroe County jail officer said.
The pop singer rose to fame as a teenager in the mid-1990s as a
member of the boy band, which formed in Florida in 1993. The
Backstreet Boys went on to sell more than 130 million albums
worldwide and score hits including "I Want It That Way," and
"Shape of My Heart."
Reuters was not able to establish whether Carter had named an
attorney to represent him. Agents and managers for Carter did
not immediately respond to requests for comment.
(Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Andrew Hay)
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