{"id":61883,"date":"2026-04-07T19:16:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/these-country-stars-have-been-arrested-on-dui-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:16:44","slug":"these-country-stars-have-been-arrested-on-dui-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/these-country-stars-have-been-arrested-on-dui-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"These Country Stars Have Been Arrested on DUI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Country music has always had a little bit too close of a relationship with drinking, so it&#8217;s no surprise that some of the biggest stars in country music have been arrested for DUI.<\/p>\n<h3>Which Country Stars Have Been Arrested for DUI?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/george-jones\/\">George Jones<\/a> faced arrest for drinking and driving not once, but twice, and some of the other country singers you&#8217;ll find on this list include famously troubled stars like <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/mindy-mccready\/\">Mindy McCready<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/morgan-wallen\/\">Morgan Wallen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/sam-hunt\/\">Sam Hunt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/wynonna-judd\/\">Wynonna Judd<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/glen-campbell\/\">Glen Campbell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/randy-travis\/\">Randy Travis<\/a> and more registered blood alcohol content well over the legal limit when they were arrested for drunk driving, and it&#8217;s no surprise that most of the country stars who&#8217;ve been charged with DUI later pleaded guilty, though none of them faced any really significant jail time.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not true of everyone, however; two of the country singers who&#8217;ve been charged with DUI later beat the charges against them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>READ MORE:<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/best-worst-celeb-mugshots\/\" target=\"_blank\"> See the Best and Worst Celebrity Mug Shots<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of the singers in the pictures below also appeared to have learned their lesson from their run-ins with the law and have been sober ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll through the gallery below to see which stars have been charged with DUI, and keep scrolling to see which country singers have been accused of shocking crimes and felonies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Country Stars Arrested for DUI<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Country music has always had a little bit too close of a relationship with drinking, so it&#8217;s no surprise that some of the biggest stars in country music have been arrested for DUI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/sterlingwit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sterling Whitaker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Country Music&#8217;s Most Horrific Crimes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>These 11 country stars were locked up for committing awful crimes. Some turned their life around while others (like No. 10) never seemed to have learned their lesson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/billydukes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">9 Country Stars Charged With a Felony<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<div>We count nine country stars who&#8217;ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/country-stars-charged-felony\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">charged with a felony<\/a> but only six have gone to jail. 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