Sam Hunt Avoids Charges After Arrest for Alleged Speeding, Anti-DUI Device Violation

Mar. 15, 2025

Sam Hunt attends the 2024 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 07, 2024 in Austin, Texas.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage

Taylor Hill/WireImage

Sam Huntwill avoid charges after he was arrested for alleged speeding outside of Nashville.

The country singer, 40, was arrested and taken to jail on Jan. 20 for allegedly speeding and violating an interlock device, which prevents drivers from starting their vehicles unless they pass a breathalyzer test.

“Upon a driver’s license check, it was revealed that Mr. Hunt needed to have a functioning ignition interlock device,” the arrest report said. “Mr. Hunt did not have one for his vehicle. Mr. Hunt was placed under arrest and transported to the Henderson County Jail.”

Sam Hunt’s mugshot from his Jan. 20 arrest.Henderson County Sheriff’s Office

Henderson County Sheriff’s Office

The star was booked at 4:45 p.m. local time, and released on $1,500 bond just after 6 p.m.

A rep for Hunt tells PEOPLE that the singer’s lawyer cleared the paperwork in court this week, and the star will not face charges.

TMZwas first to report the news.

The incident comes more than five years afterHunt was arrested in Nashvilleon charges of driving under the influence and possessing an open container in November 2019. The “Body Like a Back Road” singer was taken into custody after police responded to a call of a vehicle driving the wrong way down the road, and his blood alcohol content level at the time was .173.

Sam Hunt performs on stage during the LBJ Foundation honors at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, on May 12, 2023.SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty

SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty

Huntpleaded guilty to misdemeanor chargesrelated to the arrest in 2021, and he was ultimately sentenced to 48 hours at the DUI Education Center, an alternative facility and required to complete an alcohol safety course. The star also lost his license for a year, and his car was to have an interlock installed until he got his license back.

“It happened,” Hunt said of the arrest toHITS Daily Doublein 2020. “People in my camp were talking about suppressing it, but why would I be afraid to talk about it? If it happens, it’s true. I was raised and taught to respect [alcohol]. Moderation is important. I’ve never wanted to glorify it. It’s a cheap trick in country music, and I’ve always wanted to avoid that. I don’t like using [drinking] as a party song; for me, that wouldn’t be honest. I’ve never been the guy who shotguns a beer. I know people who partake that way, and I wouldn’t want to shake my finger or look down on them.”

Sam Hunt and Hannah Lee Fowler attend the 2024 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 07, 2024 in Austin, Texas.Chris Saucedo/WireImage

Chris Saucedo/WireImage

In November, Hunt and his wife Hannah, who married in 2017, announced that they’re expecting their third child. The pair are parents to daughter Lucy Louise, 2½, and son Lowry Lee, 14 months.

Hunt also said he hoped to take a break from touring “in the next couple years” in order to spend more time with his family.

source: people.com