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Country music star Morgan Wallen spent Sunday night in jail after allegedly throwing a chair off the roof of a Nashville bar.
According to the arrest affidavit, Wallen was on the rooftop bar of Chief’s, owned by Eric Church, around 10:45pm when witnesses saw him pick up a chair, throw it over the edge, and laugh.
The chair landed three feet from two police officers on Broadway below.
“According to the arrest affidavit, 30-year-old Wallen was on the roof of Chief’s Bar around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, when witnesses watched him pick up a chair, throw it over the roof, and laugh about it. The rooftop of the bar sits six stories above Broadway,” the report found.
“Two officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department were below on Broadway and said the chair landed three feet from them, according to the affidavit. Officers spoke with bar staff, and witnesses, and reviewed security footage, which all confirmed Wallen’s alleged actions, the affidavit states,” the report added.
Officers reviewed security footage and spoke to witnesses and bar staff, confirming Wallen’s actions.
He was arrested and booked just after 12:30am on charges of reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct.
He is charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct. He posted a bond of $15,250 and was released from Davidson County jail around 3:30 a.m.
Wallen posted bond and was released from jail around 3:30am after the incident at the bar on its opening weekend.