Chris Young Cleared of All Charges in Nashville Bar Arrest

Mar. 15, 2025

Chris Young at the 7th Academy of Country Music Awards.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty

Mike Coppola/Getty

Chris Younghas been cleared of all charges fromhis arrest at a bar in Nashvilleearlier this week.

Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk released a statement on Friday that read, “Regarding the Chris Young 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.”

The country star, 38, had been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer, and resisting arrest following an alleged altercation at the DawgHouse Saloon on Monday night. He was taken into custody and later released on bonds of $250 for the disorderly conduct charge, $1,000 for the resisting arrest charge, and $1,250 for the assault charge.

Chris Young police booking photo.Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via Getty

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via Getty

Per the affidavit, the musician conversed with the TABC agents checking the Tin Roof bar’s ABC cards and filmed the moment. After the agents did a compliance check at DawgHouse and were looking to exit the location, Young was alleged to have reached out and “struck” one of them on the shoulder.

He was then alleged to have “began yelling and screaming,” refusing to follow the directions of an agent speaking to him after the agent pushed him away.

After the video’s release, his attorney, Bill Ramsey, told PEOPLE in a statement, “What happened to my client Chris Young at a bar in Nashville on Monday night was wrong, andhe never should have been arrestedand charged in the first place. In light of the video evidence, Tennessee ABC needs to drop the charges and apologize for the physical, emotional, and professional harm done towards my client.”

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Young’s next album,Young Love & Saturday Nights,will be released on March 22.

source: people.com