New Videos Show Morgan Wallen’s Arrest
on Apr 08, 2024
Morgan Wallen was arrested Sunday night (April 7) and is facing three felony charges after an incident at Eric Church’s new bar, Chief’s.
According to an arrest affidavit, two Nashville police officers were standing on the sidewalk in front of Chief’s bar in downtown Nashville when a chair fell from above them and hit the street. The chair landed approximately three feet from the officers who went to investigate the incident.
Bar staff told the officers that Morgan Wallen had thrown the chair from the bar’s sixth story rooftop. Surveillance footage provided by the establishment confirmed that Wallen was responsible for the thrown chair.
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Witnesses reported to authorities that they were standing next to Morgan and saw him “pick up the chair, throw it over him, laughing afterward.”
Morgan Wallen was arrested and taken to jail where he bonded out later that night.
He faces three felony counts of reckless endangerment, two for the officers that were nearly hit by the chair and another for danger to the public. He was also charged with disorderly conduct.
Country artist Morgan Wallen, 30, was booked early today on 3 cts of felony reckless endangerment and 1 ct of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for throwing a chair from the rooftop of Chief’s Bar Sun night. The chair landed on Broadway, close to 2 MNPD officers. His bond: $15,250. pic.twitter.com/6gRZKI3pWl
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) April 8, 2024
Surveillance footage from Chief’s hasn’t been made public. But video of Morgan Wallen’s arrest was captured by bystanders and shows the singer fully cooperating with police.
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Clips also show Wallen in the back of the police car, smiling and interacting with officers outside of the vehicle.
At 10:53p Sunday evening Morgan Wallen was arrested in downtown Nashville for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct, bond was set at $15,250.
Metro Nashville police officers were standing in front of Chief’s Bar on Broadway Sunday night when a chair fell from above them,… pic.twitter.com/2PEyFcidL8
— ∼Marietta (@MariettaDaviz) April 8, 2024
Morgan Wallen’s attorney issued a brief statement following his arrest that read:
“At 10:53 p.m. Sunday evening Morgan Wallen was arrested in downtown Nashville for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. He is cooperating fully with authorities.
WORRICK ROBINSON, WORRICK ROBINSON LAW”
Wallen is scheduled for his first court appearance on the morning of May 3, the same day he will be performing at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium.
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Sunday’s arrest wasn’t the first for Morgan Wallen who was also detained in 2020 following an incident at Kid Rock’s bar.
On May 24, 2020, Wallen was arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he was reportedly “kicking glass items” and got into a verbal altercation with passersby. The Metro Nashville Police Department said, “Officers gave (Wallen) several opportunities to walk away with his friends, but he refused to walk away.” They concluded that he was “a danger to himself and the public” and placed him under arrest.
