Hootie & the Blowfish’s Darius Rucker responds to a drug-related arrest

Darius Rucker He is owning up to his past.

Several months after being arrested on misdemeanor drug charges in Tennessee, he was arrested Hottie and the Blowfish The singer made his first comments about the incident and was actually involved in the arrest due to an incident that occurred a year ago.

“I came down and we dealt with it,” Darius said. Craig Melvin For his ongoing case today May 28. “My lawyers are taking care of it. That’s what it is.”

The Grammy winner revealed the reasons that led to the accident that occurred on February 19, 2023, per TMZ, who has been charged with two counts of simple possession or casual exchange, as well as a registration law violation, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to E! News of his arrest.

“It was funny because I was going to a friend’s house, and they were moving and asked me to grab some stuff,” he recalls. “I did it and I got pulled over and suspended. The crazy thing is they let me go.”