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On September 16th, Whiskey Riff reported that Morgan Wallen is preparing to face the music – but we’re not talking about a newly scheduled concert date or another smash hit with Post Malone. Allegedly, Morgan believes he’ll face jail time for that insane chair-tossing incident this past April. Whiskey Riff quoted a source saying the “best scenario is a 30 to 60-day sentence.”
Whiskey Riff wrote, “Of course, everybody remembers” when the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department arrested Morgan. The arrest happened on April 7th, after Morgan allegedly tossed a chair from the rooftop of Chief’s bar on Broadway.
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If you haven’t caught the arrest on video, it’s definitely shocking. Sources who allegedly witnessed what happened that night claim that Morgan had been drinking heavily.
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Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time that Morgan’s alleged drinking problem has got him in trouble with the law. However, it’s the first time Morgan could get stuck in a jail cell for it.
The real truth is that the chair had the potential to become a lethal weapon as it crashed onto Honky Tonk Highway, one of the busiest tourist areas in Music City. Did you know that chair landed barely a few feet from where two MNPD officers were stationed? Morgan must feel grateful that this stunt didn’t end someone’s life.
Morgan’s Legal Team Hopes for a Plea Deal
Whiskey Riff confirmed that Morgan’s charges included “three counts of assault with a deadly weapon” and reckless endangerment. Two of those counts were because of the officers who stood directly near where that chair landed. The third charge was for “danger to the public.”
Additionally, Morgan got slapped with a “disorderly conduct” charge. On April 8th, He was “ultimately released on a $12,500 bond.”
Morgan was allowed to continue with his One Night At A Time tour after his arrest. Whiskey Riff reported that Morgan is due back in a Nashville courtroom on December 12th after his August court date got “postponed.”
But according to Whiskey Riff, it’s “unlikely” that Morgan’s court case will ever get sent to trial. A source with inside knowledge told another media outlet that prosecutors will probably offer Morgan a “plea deal.” That’s why he’s “expecting” jail time.
Whiskey Riff said they got the details from an article in Life & Style published on September 15th. An “inside source” is quoted in this article as stating that Morgan’s attorneys are still “trying to negotiate a plea deal” with “probation.”
Whoever this inside source is, they allegedly told Life & Style that a plea deal with nothing but probation is “not… likely to happen.” The source is even quoted as saying, “It’s looking bleak at this point” for Morgan.
Morgan Is Scared to Go to Prison
Life & Style referred to Morgan as country music’s “bad boy.” The outlet claimed that he’s “putting on a brave face as he tours the globe.” Still, their source alleged that Morgan is freaking out about “heading to prison” and having to do what they called “hard time!”
The Life & Style article put a dramatic spin on Morgan’s situation, claiming that their “insider” told them Morgan faces “up to six years in prison” if he’s convicted on all three counts of “felony reckless endangerment.”
Morgan’s legal team seems to be working overtime to make his life as comfortable as possible. Meanwhile, he is playing this waiting game before receiving a formal sentence.
According to Life & Style, Morgan’s lawyers “succeeded in moving his August 15th court hearing” to December 2024, and that’s why he continued touring. However, Morgan did manage to disappoint fans at least once during his concert tour in the summer of 2024.
Life & Style’s source alleged that Morgan is “rattled” by the idea of going to jail. However, he allegedly “sees the writing on the wall.” The source also thinks that Nashville prosecutors won’t let Morgan “skate away” without at least a short prison sentence because the public might suspect that Morgan got away with a dangerous stunt with “his celebrity status.”
Morgan May Be Following in Jelly Roll’s Footsteps
Whether or not Morgan receives jail time for his bad actions, there’s another side to this story. It could affect Morgan’s career for far longer than he’ll ever spend in prison for tossing that chair.
Whiskey Riff reported that the other issue is “whether prosecutors are willing to let Morgan plead guilty to reduced charges.” Remember we mentioned that Morgan faces felony charges? That’s a huge deal, and here’s why.
Life & Style’s source explained that Morgan will have a tough time getting “work visas to tour internationally” if he has felony convictions on his permanent record. Another country superstar knows all about that, and he is Morgan’s buddy who toured with him this past summer. That guy is Jelly Roll.
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Jelly Roll has spoken openly about his criminal record. As Taste of Country reported in May 2023, Jelly Roll admitted the shocking truth to Joe Rogan about how his felony convictions had impacted his life for at least two decades.
Taste of Country confirmed that Jelly Roll spent “much of the period between the ages of 14-25 behind bars.” Jelly Roll told Joe he regretted his convictions “every day of my life.”
Jelly Roll was considered a “violent offender” when he was first convicted as a teenager. Tennessee has a “zero-forgiveness policy” for those offenders.
Morgan Recently Disappointed His Fans
We all know that Jelly Roll turned his life around completely. Did you know that Jelly Roll also saved the day for Morgan this past July?
On July 14th, Fox News reported that Morgan “postponed three shows just hours before he was supposed to hit the stage” in Tampa, Florida. Whether or not Morgan’s excuse was the real truth, his disappointed fans let him have it in the Sunshine State.
WFLA News Channel 8 talked to a young woman named Samantha, who had flown in “just hours before from Ohio with her infant and fiancé.” Samantha said that the flight was “hectic” with a baby. Imagine her shock to arrive in Tampa and find out that Morgan had canceled his show.
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Samantha had every reason to be furious, but the truth is, she sounded heartbroken when she got interviewed by WFLA. Samantha confessed that it felt “crazy” to go all that way and have Morgan cancel his show.
She added, “I wanted to puke. It’s so sad.”
Samantha’s cousin Christina was supposed to go to Morgan’s concert with her. Christina told WFLA she’d spent “months saving money for the tickets.”
Sadly, this was supposed to be her birthday celebration. Christina didn’t seem to buy Morgan’s excuse when she said, “If he really doesn’t feel well, that’s fine, but man, you can’t wait two hours before the concert to tell people.”
Jelly Roll Saved the Show
Morgan told fans about his canceled shows in Tampa and Charlotte in a last-minute post on X. He claimed that he hated to “reschedule shows,” but insisted that he was “sick” during his first show in Tampa and “woke up feeling way worse” on Friday.
I hate to reschedule shows but I powered through being sick in Tampa last night, and unfortunately woke up feeling way worse today. I would not give you guys anywhere near 100% tonight and as a result, I need to move tonight’s Tampa show to Oct. 4 and next week’s Charlotte shows…
— morgan wallen (@MorganWallen) July 12, 2024
Morgan also believed he wouldn’t give fans “anywhere near 100%” if he stuck to his concert schedule. Fox News reported that Morgan “informed fans” that his rescheduled tour dates are now October 4th in Tampa and October 18 and 19th in Charlotte, North Carolina.
However, shortly after Morgan posted his letdown message on social media, Jelly Roll stepped in to help Tampa concertgoers in the biggest way possible. Fox confirmed that Jelly Roll was one of Morgan’s opening acts on the concert tour. Jelly Roll jumped on social media and informed fans and followers that he was “working hard’ on an alternate show for the Friday night.
Jelly Roll posted the sweetest message on X. “Dear Tampa, I am working hard to put together something for y’all somewhere tonight – stay tuned.”
Fox reported that Jelly Roll later posted an unbelievable message to fans. He’d arranged a 7 p.m. show at the Dallas Bull Club in Tampa.
Jelly Roll wrote that anyone who had a ticket to Morgan’s canceled show could get into Jelly’s show at Dallas Bull “for free.” Jelly also had to admit that it was “FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE,” and not every fan was able to get into the much smaller venue.
Whiskey Riff has the last word about Morgan’s fate. They reported that Morgan’s attorneys might be able to “work out a deal by December,” and if so, Morgan might be pleading guilty the next time he appears in a courtroom.
