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UK festival headliner arrested after throwing chair from rooftop bar-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro
He was taken into custody on Sunday.
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Morgan Wallen was arrested in Nashville over the weekend (Picture: FilmMagic)
Country singer Morgan Wallen has been arrested for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct after a night out in Nashville.
The Cowgirls musician, who is due to headline BST Hyde Park in London later this year, was taken into custody after an incident at a bar on Sunday night.
The 30-year-old has been accused of throwing a chair from the rooftop of the Chief’s Bar on Broadway, just before 11pm.
According to reports, the chair was launched from the roof of the six-story building, and landed on the ground – near two Metro Nashville police officers.
He was later taken into custody and held on a $15,250 bond – and will be due in court in Nashville on May 3.
A message shared on the police department’s official Twitter account read: ‘Country artist Morgan Wallen, 30, was booked early today on 3 counts of felony reckless endangerment and 1 count 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.’
According to an affidavit obtained by USA Today, several witnesses saw the Wasted On You star ‘pick up the chair, throw it over him, laughing afterwards’.
Officers claimed that the incident posed a danger to the public, and that Wallen ‘created a hazardous condition by an act that served no legitimate purpose’.
He is said to be ‘co-operating’ with police (Picture: MNPD)
Although he hasn’t spoken publicly, his lawyer confirmed that he is ‘co-operating with police officers.
‘At 10:53pm Sunday evening Morgan Wallen was arrested in downtown Nashville for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct,’ they told the outlet in a statement.
‘He is cooperating fully with authorities.’
The musician was held on a $15,000 bond (Picture: WireImage)
Wallen’s arrest comes just after his One Night At A Time world tour kicked off in Indianapolis on April 4.
He is due to perform in Oxford, Massachusetts, on April 20, before returning to Nashville for a performance at the beginning of May.
Between stops in Denver and Tampa, Wallen will be traveling to London to headline BST Hyde Park on July 4, joining Kylie Minogue, SZA, Kings of Leon and Shania Twain also on the line-up.
‘Last fall was my first time in the UK and man, I loved it,’ he previously said in a statement ahead of his trip to London.
‘I saw so much while I was there, and the people were incredible. To play where legendary artists like Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones have played is a huge honor for me and my band, and we can’t wait to be back.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Wallen and BST Hyde Park for a comment.
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