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\n\tCountry singer-songwriter Chris Young<\/a> was arrested in Nashville on Monday night (Jan. 22) after an alleged incident at a downtown Nashville bar. Young was arrested on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assaulting an officer, Billboard<\/em> confirmed.<\/p>\n \n\tBillboard<\/em> has reached out to Young\u2019s representative for comment, as well as the Nashville Police Department.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to local NBC affiliate WSMV<\/a> and The Tennesean<\/a><\/em>, who both obtained the arrest affidavit, Young, 38, was at downtown Nashville bar Tin Roof around 8:30 p.m. as Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents were making compliance checks. Agents checked Young\u2019s identification, with the affidavit stating that the musician then began questioning them before following them next door to the Dawg House. The outlets report that according to the affidavit, Young put his hand out and attempted to stop the officers from leaving when they finished, struck one of the agents in the shoulder, and was yelling and screaming.<\/p>\n \n\tWSMV reported that, according the affidavit, two agents restrained the musician. Young was booked shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, and was released in the early morning hours of Tuesday, according to the Davidson County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n \n\tYoung has earned 11 No. 1 Billboard<\/em> Country Airplay hits since his debut in 2006, including \u201cI\u2019m Comin\u2019 Over,\u201d \u201cVoices\u201d and \u201cAt the End of a Bar.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tYoung is currently gearing up for the release of his upcoming album, Young Love and Saturday Nights<\/em>, due in March. The album\u2019s title track interpolates<\/a> a guitar riff from David Bowie\u2019s \u201cRebel, Rebel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n