Current:Home > MyFastexy Exchange|Country music star Chris Young cleared of all charges after arrest in Nashville bar -ProsperityStream Academy
Fastexy Exchange|Country music star Chris Young cleared of all charges after arrest in Nashville bar
Surpassing View
Date:2025-04-07 13:02:18
All charges have Fastexy Exchangebeen dropped against country music star Chris Young, days after the chart-topping singer was arrested at the Dawg House Bar in Nashville.
Young was facing charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and assault on an officer in connection with the incident.
"After a review of all the evidence in this case, the office of the district attorney has determined that these charges will be dismissed," Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk said Friday evening in a statement.
Young, whose hits include "The Man I Want to Be" and "Gettin' You Home," was at Tin Roof on Demonbreun Street around 8:30 p.m. CT Monday when agents from the Alcoholic Beverage Commission arrived for a compliance check, according to an arrest affidavit.
The affidavit said when agents walked into the bar, Young had his ID in his hand above his head. His ID was scanned and determined to be accurate, and the agents walked away.
"Mr. Young started asking questions that were answered at that time and then began video recording us. We left the bar after finishing our check and went to Dawg House next door to continue compliance checks," the affidavit said. It noted that Young and several of his friends followed.
The agents checked the bar's credentials and began to leave when Young approached them, the affidavit said.
"While walking out the door, Mr. Young put his hands out to stop me from leaving the bar and struck me on the shoulder. I then pushed Mr. Young to create distance since I had no idea of who Mr. Young was or what he had," the affidavit reads. It adds that Young had slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes.
But Young's attorney said the affidavit's record of events wasn't accurate.
In a statement on Wednesday, Bill Ramsey said that Young should have never been arrested, and he released video footage of the altercation between the country star and the agents.
“What happened to my client Chris Young at a bar in Nashville on Monday night was wrong," Ramsey said. He also called on the Tennessee ABC to apologize "for the physical, emotional and professional harm done towards my client."
Previously:Singer Chris Young charged for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct
The video released by Ramsey showed several angles from Dawg House. No video from Tin Roof was released, and none of the video captured any of the argument between Young and the agents.
It shows Young reach his hand out toward one agent's arm or shoulder before the agent shoves Young back. He loses his footing, trips over a barstool and falls to the ground.
After getting up from the floor, Young puts his arms out to his side and starts to back away from the agent. Everyone at the bar stands and his friends are seen getting between Young and the agent.
“Mr. Young and I are gratified with the DA’s decision clearing him of the charges and any wrong-doing,” Ramsey said in a statement shared Friday by Young's representative.
The singer's new album, "Young Love & Saturday Nights," is set for release March 22.
Contributing: Kim Willis, USA TODAY
veryGood! (22)
Related
- How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
- The killing of a Georgia nursing student is now at the center of the US immigration debate
- Man pleads guilty in deaths of 2 officers at Virginia college in 2022 and is sentenced to life
- Murphy seek $55.9B New Jersey budget, increasing education aid, boosting biz taxes to fund transit
- Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
- AEC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LTD:Leading the future of finance and empowering elites
- Thomas Kingston, Husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Pippa Middleton’s Ex, Dead at 45
- The bodies of an Australian couple killed by a police officer who was an ex-lover have been found
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- 'Mean Girls' line criticized by Lindsay Lohan removed from movie's digital version
Ranking
- Small twin
- Chiefs coach Andy Reid shares uplifting message for Kansas City in wake of parade shooting
- Wendy Williams documentary producers say they didn’t know she had dementia while filming most scenes
- Bill to set minimum marriage age to 18 in Washington state heads to governor
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- Proof copy of Harry Potter book, bought for pennies in 1997, sells for more than $13,000
- These Are the Most Viral SKIMS Styles That Are Still in Stock and Worth the Hype
- Tax refunds are higher so far this year, the IRS says. Here's the average refund amount.
Recommendation
Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
What's New on Peacock in March 2024: Harry Potter, Kill Bill and More
Best Lip Oils of 2024 That Will Make Your Lips Shiny, Not Sticky
Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
There's a cheap and effective way to treat childhood diarrhea. So why is it underused?
In search of Powerball 2/26/24 winning numbers? Past winners offer clues to jackpot
Monica Lewinsky stars in fierce Reformation campaign to encourage voting: See the photos