Chris Young in Nashville in November 2023.Photo:Scott Kirkland/Disney via Getty
Scott Kirkland/Disney via Getty
Chris Younghas been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest following an alleged altercation at Nashville bar the DawgHouse Saloon on Monday night.
Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents arrived to Tin Roof around 8:30 p.m. to conduct a compliance check and encountered Young, 38, sitting at the bar. The officers verified his ID and then worked with the bar staff to check the establishment’s ABC cards, at which point Young conversed with the agents and began filming the moment.
Chris Young’s mugshot.Courtesy Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Courtesy Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Once the agents left Tin Roof to check ABC cards at DawgHouse, per the affidavit, Young and multiple friends followed the officials to the subsequent bar and spoke with its staff. As the agents looked to exit the location, Young allegedly laid hands on one and “struck” him on the shoulder.
Unaware of Young’s identity, the agent pushed him away, and another bar patron intervened, reads the affidavit. The “Drinkin' Me Lonely” singer then allegedly “began yelling and screaming,” refusing to follow the directions of an agent speaking to him.
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Chris Young at the Grand Ole Opry.Chris Hollo/Grand Ole Opry
Two officials then “physically detained” Young in handcuffs, per the affidavit, and some of the musicians' friends grew “hostile” and followed the agents as they left the bar. According to the documents, Young’s speech was “slurred,” while his “eyes were blood shot and watery.”
A rep for Young did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
TheNashville Staralum is currently gearing up to release his new albumYoung Love & Saturday Nightson March 22.
source: people.com
