Country singer posts bond after Tennessee arrest
The Tennessean, citing the Wilson County Sheriff's Office, reports the Georgia native posted a $1,000 bond and was released around 4:34 a.m. on May 22.
The underground-to-mainstream-favored singer, known for songs like 'Deep End' and 'Ain't No Cure,' was arrested after performing back-to-back nights at Nashville's The Pinnacle as part of his 'Need to' tour. He plans to continue the tour in Grant, Oklahoma, on Saturday.
No further details were available about the circumstances that led Adcock to be arrested, or when he will be back in court to address the charges.
It isn't Adocock's first run-in with the law. He posted on X in 2023 that he'd previously been arrested for driving with a suspended license.
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