Chris Young has been cleared of all charges following his arrest at a Nashville bar on Monday after being booked for allegedly confronting alcohol enforcement.
The country star, 38, had been taken into custody and charged for disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest after allegedly ‘striking’ an officer.
However, a statement was released by Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk on Friday – just one day after security footage showed Young being shoved by a cop before the arrest, contradicting the officer’s version of events.
Funk stated, per People, ‘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 singer’s attorney, Bill Ramsey, also released a statement, expressing, ‘Mr. Young and I are gratified with the DA’s decision clearing him of the charges and any wrong-doing.’
Chris Young, 38, has been cleared of all charges following his arrest at a Nashville bar on Monday after being booked for allegedly confronting alcohol enforcement
The country star had been taken into custody and charged for disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest after allegedly ‘striking’ an officer
Chris being cleared of all charges comes shortly after security footage showed he has been aggressively shoved by an officer in the Nashville bar altercation which saw him get arrested – apparently contradicting the cop’s version of events.
The country star is jabbed so violently by the special agent that he tumbles backwards over a bar stool at the DawgHouse Saloon in the video, which is shown from three angles.
Law enforcement said four agents from the Alcoholic Beverage Commission were checking another bar, Tin Roof, when they first encountered the singer, who then followed them to DawgHouse before assaulting one of them.
But the surveillance video appears to tell a different story, prompting Young’s lawyer Bill Ramsey to demand an apology and that the charges be dropped.
The first clip in the footage shows Young wearing a black leather jacket, jeans and a cap while standing close to the bar as the four agents marched past him towards the exit.
The Nashville Star 2006 winner then extended his arm, appearing to bar the path of the first agent, but doesn’t touch him, and the agent responded by shoving him so hard he tumbled backwards.
The fall is so dramatic that several people who were also at the bar leapt up from their seats and approached the Gettin’ You Home singer to check on him.
Another camera angle, taken from behind Young, showed him land on his back on the edge of the bar before falling to the ground. A bar stool crashed down with him.
However, a statement was released by Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk on Friday – just one day after security footage showed Young being shoved by a cop before the arrest, contradicting the officer’s version of events; seen in 2015 in Nashville
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