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Wallen, who appeared in court alongside his attorney, was
sentenced to spend seven days in a DUI education center and be
under supervised probation for two years.
“Conditionally guilty,” Wallen said when Judge Cynthia Chappell
asked how he would plead.
According to the arrest affidavit, Wallen was accused of
throwing a chair off the roof of Chief’s bar on April 7. The
chair landed about a yard (meter) from the officers, who spoke
to witnesses and reviewed security footage. Witnesses told
officers that they saw Wallen pick up a chair, throw it off the
roof and laugh about it.
Shortly after the incident, Wallen issued a statement in which
he said he accepted “responsibility” and was “not proud” of his
behavior. The statement did not include an apology but did
mention making “amends” and touching base with law enforcement.
The “One Thing at a Time” singer was initially charged with
three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor
count of disorderly conduct.
Worrick Robinson, Wallen's attorney, said in a statement that
the singer “has cooperated fully with authorities throughout
these last eight months, directly communicating and apologizing
to all involved."
“Upon the successful completion of his probation, the charges
will be eligible for dismissal and expungement,” Robinson added.
Wallen did not make a statement after the brief 10-minute
hearing concluded on Thursday. Instead, he was quickly escorted
out by several security guards.
Wallen is one of the biggest names in contemporary country and
was named the Country Music Association Awards' entertainer of
the year last month.
In 2021, Wallen was suspended indefinitely from his label after
video surfaced of him shouting a racial slur. In 2020, he was
arrested on public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges
after being kicked out of Kid Rock’s bar in downtown Nashville.
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