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Country singer Morgan Wallen was arrested Saturday night on Lower Broadway and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges.

Police said Wallen got kicked out of Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse at about 11 p.m. for “kicking glass items.” On the street, police said, he got into verbal fights with passersby while officers watched.

“Officers gave (Wallen) several opportunities to walk away with his friends, but he refused to walk away,” Wallen’s arrest warrant states.

Police arrested him, saying he was “a danger to himself and the public.”

Wallen, 27, responded to the charges Sunday afternoon, saying he went out in downtown Nashville with “a few old friends” Saturday.

“After a couple bar stops, we were horse-playing with each other,” he said on Twitter.

“We didn’t mean any harm, and we want to say sorry to any bar staff or anyone that was affected,” he said on Twitter. “Thank you to the local authorities for being so professional and doing their job with class.”

Wallen is scheduled to face the misdemeanor charges in court in July.

The singer is known for hits like “Whiskey Glasses” and “Chasin’ You.” He was a contestant on “The Voice” in 2014.

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