Darius Rucker in Nashville in November 2021.Photo:Jason Kempin/Getty
Jason Kempin/Getty
Darius Ruckerwas arrested on a minor drug offense in Williamson County, Tennessee on Thursday.
“Darius Rucker is fully cooperating with authorities related to misdemeanor charges,” Rucker’s attorney said in a statement to PEOPLE.
The musician, 57, was arrested on two counts of simple possession/casual exchange of a controlled substance and one count of a violation of Tennessee’s vehicle registration law, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE.
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It is not known what led to Rucker’s arrest. Accordingto TMZ, which first reported the arrest, police say Rucker allegedly had expired tags on his car.
Darius Rucker in Nashville in November 2020.Terry Wyatt/Getty
Terry Wyatt/Getty
Ruckerreleased his most recent album,Carolyn’s Boy, in October. It marks his first solo album in six years, and is full of “very personal songs,” he told PEOPLE. It’s named after someone near and dear to his heart: his mother Carolyn, who died in 1992.
“She’s been gone for so long, but I still think about her every day,” said Rucker. “She was my biggest champion… I hope I’m making her proud.”
“Cary, Dani and Jack are my heart, they’re my soul,” the guitarist said. “They’re everything to me and everything I do is for them.”
“It’s just been an amazing thing to be your father,” Rucker continued as he turned to his kids. “As great as all this stuff is, it’s not as cool as being your dad, and I really mean that. I love you guys so much.”
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The “Wagon Wheel” singertold PEOPLE in June 2023that he tries to keep in contact with his kids even while on the road.
“When phones and FaceTime came into play, it made it a lot easier,” he said at the time. “[I] just try to call every day.”
“The way we tour is great,” the Charleston native continued. “We only tour on the weekend, so it’s three days a week and the other four days [I’m] pretty much home, so that makes it a lot easier.”
source: people.com
