Morgan Wallen Skips Court Appearance, Attorney Says Chair-Throwing Incident is a ‘Lesson in Life’

Morgan Wallen successfully dodged a court appearance on May 3. The country singer was slated to appear in a Nashville courthouse on Friday, but waived his right to appearance earlier this week. His attorney stood in his place.

In April, Wallen was arrested after throwing a chair off of the sixth story of Chief's, a popular bar in Nashville's Broadway district owned by country singer Eric Church. The piece of furniture happened to land next to local police officers, nearly hitting them. Wallen now faces three felony charges of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. If convicted, he could face up to six years in prison.

He was released early on April 8 on a $15,250 bond. Wallen has since apologized for the act through his social media accounts.

"I've touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief's. I'm not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility," posted Wallen on X following the incident.

In an interview with local Nashville news channel WKRN, Worrick Robinson, Wallen's attorney, spoke about his client's behavior. He was asked whether Wallen felt any guilt for his actions.

"Everybody saw Morgan's statement that, before he wanted to say anything publicly, that he wanted to check in with several people, including the Metro police department and also the people at Chief's," he said, referencing Wallen's X apology.

Robinson was quick to deny that Wallen had been laughing and joking during the chair-throwing incident, which some witnesses reported.

"I don't have any proof that that is correct. The video will certainly speak for itself," he said.

The attorney believes that Wallen has "done what I think we would expect any good person to do when there's something such as this happens."

He claims that the country singer is currently living the "best days" of his life as he is surrounded by family and friends who are in town for his Nashville shows at Nissan Stadium. Robinson referred to his client as a "family man."

Robinson concluded that, sometimes, "You have to go through things for your own to learn lessons in life, and I think that's applicable to Morgan Wallen, my son and everybody else's kids."

Wallen's first of three Nashville shows was May 2. Wallen is in the midst of his One Night at a Time tour, which has remained unaffected by his arrest.

Wallen's next court date is set for August 15, where he will, reportedly, be present alongside Robinson. The hearing could lead to a quick settlement through the district attorney as quickly as that same day, or continue to another hearing where the state will include witnesses and present evidence against the "Last Night" singer.

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