Joe Don Rooney.Photo: Courtesy Williamson County Sheriff’s OfficeJoe Don Rooney has reportedly pleaded guilty to a 2021 DUI charge after hewas arrestedin September.TheRascal Flattsguitarist, 46, entered his guilty plea on Wednesday, according toWKRN. He was sentenced to two days in jail, and his remaining sentence of 11 months and 27 days was suspended,The Tennesseanreports.A rep for Rascal Flatts did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Additionally, Rooney’s driver’s license was revoked, but he will have the opportunity to apply for a restricted driver’s license for a vehicle with a built-in breathalyzer device, according toThe Tennessean.Rascal Flatts.Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesRooney was arrested in Septemberafter crashing his car into a treearound 4 a.m. in Franklin, Tennessee, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE at the time. He was booked into Williamson County jail before being released on $2,500 bail several hours later.In 2020, the Grammy Award winner and his bandmates canceledtheir farewell tourand declared they had no plans to reschedule it “for the foreseeable future.“RELATED VIDEO: Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus on Teaching His Kids to Get Right with God: ‘We Let Them Know Who Jesus Is’Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Lead vocalistGary LeVoxpreviouslytold PEOPLEthat he’s “never been OK with the way that it ended,” adding in October: “I wasn’t happy that Joe Don quit.““It kind of came out of nowhere,” LeVox added. “It was like, ‘Let me try to wrap my head around this.’ And then I certainly wasn’t OK with the pandemic, which canceled everything. I hate the way that it ended. I hate that we didn’t get to do this farewell tour. Ican’t standthe fact that it just feels there’s no closure with something that we’ve beensoblessed with. That will always be in my heart.”
Joe Don Rooney.Photo: Courtesy Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Joe Don Rooney has reportedly pleaded guilty to a 2021 DUI charge after hewas arrestedin September.TheRascal Flattsguitarist, 46, entered his guilty plea on Wednesday, according toWKRN. He was sentenced to two days in jail, and his remaining sentence of 11 months and 27 days was suspended,The Tennesseanreports.A rep for Rascal Flatts did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Additionally, Rooney’s driver’s license was revoked, but he will have the opportunity to apply for a restricted driver’s license for a vehicle with a built-in breathalyzer device, according toThe Tennessean.Rascal Flatts.Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesRooney was arrested in Septemberafter crashing his car into a treearound 4 a.m. in Franklin, Tennessee, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE at the time. He was booked into Williamson County jail before being released on $2,500 bail several hours later.In 2020, the Grammy Award winner and his bandmates canceledtheir farewell tourand declared they had no plans to reschedule it “for the foreseeable future.“RELATED VIDEO: Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus on Teaching His Kids to Get Right with God: ‘We Let Them Know Who Jesus Is’Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Lead vocalistGary LeVoxpreviouslytold PEOPLEthat he’s “never been OK with the way that it ended,” adding in October: “I wasn’t happy that Joe Don quit.““It kind of came out of nowhere,” LeVox added. “It was like, ‘Let me try to wrap my head around this.’ And then I certainly wasn’t OK with the pandemic, which canceled everything. I hate the way that it ended. I hate that we didn’t get to do this farewell tour. Ican’t standthe fact that it just feels there’s no closure with something that we’ve beensoblessed with. That will always be in my heart.”
Joe Don Rooney has reportedly pleaded guilty to a 2021 DUI charge after hewas arrestedin September.
TheRascal Flattsguitarist, 46, entered his guilty plea on Wednesday, according toWKRN. He was sentenced to two days in jail, and his remaining sentence of 11 months and 27 days was suspended,The Tennesseanreports.
A rep for Rascal Flatts did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Additionally, Rooney’s driver’s license was revoked, but he will have the opportunity to apply for a restricted driver’s license for a vehicle with a built-in breathalyzer device, according toThe Tennessean.
Rascal Flatts.Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Rooney was arrested in Septemberafter crashing his car into a treearound 4 a.m. in Franklin, Tennessee, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE at the time. He was booked into Williamson County jail before being released on $2,500 bail several hours later.
In 2020, the Grammy Award winner and his bandmates canceledtheir farewell tourand declared they had no plans to reschedule it “for the foreseeable future.”
RELATED VIDEO: Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus on Teaching His Kids to Get Right with God: ‘We Let Them Know Who Jesus Is’
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Lead vocalistGary LeVoxpreviouslytold PEOPLEthat he’s “never been OK with the way that it ended,” adding in October: “I wasn’t happy that Joe Don quit.”
“It kind of came out of nowhere,” LeVox added. “It was like, ‘Let me try to wrap my head around this.’ And then I certainly wasn’t OK with the pandemic, which canceled everything. I hate the way that it ended. I hate that we didn’t get to do this farewell tour. Ican’t standthe fact that it just feels there’s no closure with something that we’ve beensoblessed with. That will always be in my heart.”
source: people.com
