Country Singer Morgan Wallen Sentenced After Throwing Chair From Nashville Bar Roof

Morgan Wallen (L), speaks to his attorney Worrick Robinson (R), in criminal court in Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 12, 2024. George Walker IV/AP Photo

Morgan Wallen has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment after throwing a chair off of a six-story rooftop bar in downtown Nashville earlier this year.

On Thursday, the 31-year-old musician appeared in a Davidson County Circuit courtroom where he entered a conditionally guilty plea.

The “Last Night” singer was ordered to attend a DUI education center for seven days and spend two years on supervised probation.

In the state of Tennessee, Wallen’s conditional plea acts as a judicial diversion, which permits a case to be dismissed without a conviction if the defendant adheres to the terms of probation.

“On the other hand, if you do not successfully complete your probation or you have other arrests or trouble with the law, you run the risk of losing your judicial diversion status,” Judge Cynthia Chappell told Wallen in court.

“And if that happens, these offenses convert to convictions on your record.”

In a statement, Wallen’s attorney, Worrick Robinson IV, said the singer “has cooperated fully with authorities throughout these last eight months, directly communicating and apologizing to all involved.”

He added: “Upon the successful completion of his probation, the charges will be eligible for dismissal and expungement.”

The Epoch Times reached out to Robinson for further comment but a response was not received by publication time.

Officers from the Metro Nashville Police Department apprehended Wallen on April 7 at Chief’s on Broadway, a bar owned by singer-songwriter Eric Church.

“The defendant was on the sixth floor of the rooftop bar. The defendant picked up a chair [and] threw it off the sixth floor,” Davidson County Assistant District Attorney Joey Clifton said during Thursday’s hearing.

“The chair landed on Broadway approximately three feet from where [two officers] were standing, placing them in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury.”

The incident, which was captured on surveillance camera, took place just two days after the bar’s grand opening.

Wallen was initially charged with three counts of felony reckless endangerment and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct, according to a statement issued by the Metro Nashville Police Department via X on April 8.

The following day, Chief’s on Broadway seemingly alluded to Wallen’s arrest on Instagram.

The venue shared a picture of its marquee, which displayed the text: “Our pigs fly, our chairs don’t.”

Morgan Wallen (L) enters a courtroom to plea guilty to reckless endangerment charges related to throwing a chair off a six-story balcony, in Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 12, 2024. George Walker IV/AP Photo

Wallen took to X later that month to issue a statement of his own about the incident.

“I didn’t feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks,” he wrote on April 19.

“I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief’s. I’m not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility.”

Wallen previously faced backlash in 2021 after TMZ posted a video of him online using a racial slur. Wallen was subsequently suspended from his record labels, Big Loud Records and Republic Records.

“In the wake of recent events, Big Loud Records has made the decision to suspend Morgan Wallen’s recording contract indefinitely,” the label wrote on X on Feb. 3, 2021.

“Republic Records fully supports Big Loud’s decision and agrees such behavior will not be tolerated.”

Wallen told TMZ at the time that he was “embarrassed and sorry” for his actions.

“I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back,” he said.

“There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologize for using the word. I promise to do better.”

The Associated Press contributed to this article.