NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Country music star Morgan Wallen was caught on surveillance footage allegedly hurling a chair off the rooftop of a Nashville bar, narrowly missing police officers on the ground. The incident occurred at Chief’s Bar in downtown Nashville on a busy Sunday night.
The blurry clip, obtained by TMZ, shows an object flying over the edge of the rooftop and plummeting to the ground. Wallen, 30, was arrested for throwing the chair from the sixth-floor rooftop of the bar, owned by fellow country singer Erich Church, shortly after 10:45 p.m.
The chair landed just three feet away from Metropolitan Nashville Police officers, leading to Wallen’s arrest on charges of reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. The singer was booked into Davidson County jail in the early hours of Monday morning and later released after posting bond.
This is not the first time Wallen has faced legal trouble in Nashville. In May 2020, he was arrested for intoxication and disorderly conduct after being kicked out of a bar. He was also charged with DUI in 2016, although that case was dismissed. In February 2021, Wallen sparked controversy after a video surfaced of him using a racial slur.
Wallen’s attorney confirmed the arrest and stated that the singer is fully cooperating with authorities. The incident has raised concerns about Wallen’s behavior and past run-ins with the law, adding to the singer’s troubled history. Wallen is scheduled to appear in court on May 3 at the Davidson County Criminal Court.