Famous Country Music Singer Arrested on Drug and Speeding Charges: Details of Jamey Johnson’s Incident

A popular figure in the country music genre is now facing multiple charges in Tennessee. Tennessee Highway Patrol officers arrested Jamey Johnson, the modern day outlaw country singer, on Sunday for alleged drug possession and speeding, according to the Nashville CBS affiliate Channel 5.

Law enforcement officials confirmed the arrest took place in Williamson County, a county that neighbors Nashville/Davidson County and includes the suburb of Franklin. According to the THP statement, “the incident remains under investigation.” His bail was set at $500,000; it is unclear when/if he was released.

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Jamey Johnson has not commented on the arrest at press time. Currently, his only social media activity on Monday was an Instagram Story post about Bill Anderson’s new music video.

About Jamey Johnson

Jamey Johnson is a revered country music artist whose popularity grew in the 2000s through albums including The lonely song (2008), The guitar song (2010) and The dollar (2006). Some of his most popular songs include 2008’s “In Color”, 2009’s High Cost of Living, 2005’s “The Dollar” and 2008’s “That Lonesome Song”. He can also be heard on recent live recordings of Wille Nelson’s “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” and “On the Road Again,” which are popular on streaming services. Notably, Johnson released his first solo album in 14 years, Midnight petrolback on November 8. He was even in a big one print function for Gannett-owned newspaper Tennessean Sunday, the day the police arrested him.

PopCulture.com may remember our previous coverage of Johnson’s service as a U.S. Marine, his recent tribute to George Jones, and a 2017 spat with a concert venue for not allowing guns.