Morgan Wallen's court date has been postponed again. The country superstar was scheduled to appear in court in Nashville on Thursday, but his felony case, stemming from an incident in which he threw a chair off a rooftop in April, has been rescheduled for Dec. 12, according to court records.
The “Whiskey Glasses” singer was arrested in April on suspicion of throwing a chair from the top of a six-story bar in Nashville and still faces three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. The incident took place at Chief’s, which is co-owned by fellow “Man Made a Bar” artist and collaborator Eric Church.
Witnesses told officers they saw Wallen pick up a chair, throw it from the ceiling and laugh about it, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Associated Press. The chair Wallen allegedly threw landed about three feet away from two Metro Nashville Police officers, who spoke to witnesses and reviewed security video of the incident.
In May, the 31-year-old singer waived his right to appear in court during a settlement hearing, but no settlement was announced nor did Wallen appear in court. His attorney said he would appear at the next court date, which would have been Thursday, Billboard reported.
“This is obviously [a] “It’s a very complicated case and it’s not going to be resolved without subpoenas and witnesses,” Wallen’s attorney, Worrick Robinson, told reporters after a preliminary hearing on May 3. “The state will subpoena witnesses and we’ll work on the case on our end… a number of things can happen in the case. We could have a hearing, we could settle or the case could continue. Those are the options.”
Robinson and a spokesman for the singer did not immediately respond to The Times' requests for comment Thursday.
Under Tennessee's penal code, the three Class E felony charges against Wallen carry a prison sentence of one to six years per count, probation and a fine.
The superstar has yet to plead guilty to the charges, however, a few weeks after the arrest, he tweeted that he is “not proud” of his behavior.
“I didn’t feel right about saying it publicly until I made amends with some people. I reached out to Nashville law enforcement, my family and the good people at Chief’s. I’m not proud of my behavior and I accept responsibility,” Wallen said. wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) on April 19. “I have the utmost respect for the officers who work every day to keep us all safe.”
Days after his arrest, Wallen resumed his One Night at a Time tour — based on his album “One Thing at a Time,” the best-selling album in the U.S. last year — and said the incident would not affect his upcoming shows. Later this month, he heads to Sweden to kick off the European leg of the tour, which was hampered by some setbacks over the summer due to illness.
