Current:Home > ScamsHootie & the Blowfish singer Darius Rucker arrested on misdemeanor drug charges in Tennessee -Wealth Impact Academy
Hootie & the Blowfish singer Darius Rucker arrested on misdemeanor drug charges in Tennessee
View
Date:2025-04-20 02:15:16
Country music star and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker is facing legal trouble after a recent arrest in Tennessee.
Rucker was booked Thursday in a Williamson County jail on misdemeanor drug possession charges, a spokesperson with the Williamson County Sheriff confirmed to The Tennesseean, part of the USA TODAY network.
The musician was charged with two counts of simple possession and casual exchange and one count of violation of registration law following an arrest in Franklin.
Rucker was released Thursday after posting $10,500 bond.
In a statement provided to USA TODAY, Rucker's attorney Mark Puryear said the singer is "fully cooperating with authorities related to the misdemeanor charges."
Darius Rucker:‘Country music has this stigma ... and that’s changing’
Darius Rucker's Hootie & the Blowfish:Band announces first tour since 2019. See all the 2024 dates.
veryGood! (7)
Related
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Recall of Boar’s Head deli meats announced during investigation of listeria outbreak
- Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He’s been found alive after 9 years
- RHOC's Alexis Bellino Slammed for Trying to Single White Female Shannon Beador
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- Airline catering workers threaten to strike as soon as next week without agreement on new contract
- Exfoliate Your Whole Body: Must-Have Products To Reveal Brighter, Softer Skin
- All-Star closer Mason Miller suffers freak injury, muddling MLB trade deadline
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Rescued walrus calf ‘sassy’ and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska
Ranking
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He’s been found alive after 9 years
- Flag etiquette? Believe it or not, a part of Team USA's Olympic prep
- Judge in Trump’s civil fraud case says he won’t recuse himself over ‘nothingburger’ encounter
- Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
- 2024 Paris Olympics: See the Athletes’ Most Emotional Moments
- Oregon wildfire map: Track 38 uncontrolled blazes that have burned nearly 1 million acres
- Panama City Beach cracks down on risky swimming after deadly rip current drownings
Recommendation
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
Wisconsin DNR says emerald ash borer find in Burnett County means beetle has spread across state
Gov. Newsom passed a new executive order on homeless encampments. Here’s what it means
Rescued walrus calf ‘sassy’ and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska
2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
Snoop Dogg carries Olympic torch ahead of Paris opening ceremony
RHOC's Alexis Bellino Slammed for Trying to Single White Female Shannon Beador
Airline catering workers threaten to strike as soon as next week without agreement on new contract