- Lawyer for singer, 57, confirmed he ‘is fully cooperating with authorities’
- He faces two misdemeanor drug charges and one registration violation
- He was in jail for about an hour on Thursday, according to TMZ
Hootie & the Blowfish singer Darius Rucker was arrested Thursday on misdemeanor drug charges in Tennessee.
The 57-year-old musical artist, according to his lawyer Darius Rucker, ‘is fully cooperating with authorities related to misdemeanor charges,’ according to TMZ, which initially broke news of his arrest.
Rucker, whose hits include Hold My Hand, Only Wanna Be with You and Let Her Cry, was booked into custody in his native Williamson County in connection with three misdemeanor charges, two of them drug-related, the outlet reported.
Rucker was booked in connection with three separate charges, TMZ reported, including a pair of counts of simple possession/casual exchange of a controlled substance; and a violation over his vehicle’s registration.
Rucker was transported to a jail facility at 10 a.m. PT Thursday and bonded out and released at around 11 a.m., the outlet reported.
Hootie & the Blowfish singer Darius Rucker was arrested Thursday on misdemeanor drug charges in Tennessee, TMZ reported Thursday. Pictured in August in LA
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