Country Artist Sam Hunt Arrested for DUI

Country singer Sam Hunt was arrested in East Nashville on Thursday morning on DUI charges.

Sam Hunt

The Tennessean reports, the 34-year-old Hunt was charged with DUI and open container violation after his arrest in Davidson County, according to online court records. He was granted $2,500 bond.

Hunt, an arrest warrant says, was allegedly driving the wrong way on Ellington Parkway in the early morning hours Thursday before exiting at Cleveland Street towards Gallatin Avenue.

When Metro Nashville police got behind the vehicle, the driver had difficulty staying in the proper lane.

Hunt allegedly had bloodshot, watery eyes and smelled of alcohol, the warrant said. Two empty beers were in the vehicle next to the driver, MNPD reported.

The driver had trouble finding his ID to show officers, and attempted to give both a credit card and a passport instead of his driver's license — while that card sat on his lap, according to the warrant.

Sobriety tests were conducted in the field, which were captured on an MNPD dash cam, the warrant said.

Hunt allegedly tested with a blood alcohol level of 0.173, well over the legal limit of 0.08.

A four-time Grammy Award nominee, Hunt released his UMG Nashville debut, "Montevallo," in 2014. The album went triple Platinum in the United States, boasting top-charting country singles such as "House Party" and "Take Your Time." In 2017, Hunt released the crossover hit "Body Like A Back Road," which spent 34 weeks topping the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.