30-year-old country music artist Morgan Wallen was jailed early Monday morning after throwing a chair from the rooftop of Chief’s, the new bar concept by Eric Church on Broadway in downtown Nashville. Wallen was detained in a Metro Nashville Police cruiser while onlookers took photos and videos of Wallen, who appeared to be screaming through the window. He was transported to the Metro Nashville Jail and booked at 12:36 a.m., charged with three counts of felony reckless endangerment/aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, along with misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Police say video captured him hurling the chair from the 6th story of the building, landing within a few feet of three officers below. He was reportedly laughing and jovial at the time of the incident. Wallen is free on a $15,250 bond.
Morgan C. Wallen of Loftis Creek Lane in Knoxville, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on April 8, charged with three counts of felony reckless endangerment/aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, along with misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He is free on a $15,250 bond.
