Country singer gretchen wilson arrested at airport
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'Redneck Woman' Singer Gretchen Wilson Arrested at Connecticut Airport for Disturbance
Gretchen Wilson, the country singer behind hits including 2004’s “Redneck Woman,” was arrested after an incident on an airplane, Tuesday, PEOPLE confirms.
Connecticut State Police were dispatched to a “minor disturbance” caused by Wilson on an incoming flight at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, according to an arrest record provided to PEOPLE by Connecticut State Police.
When authorities interviewed Wilson on the jetway, she “became belligerent” and “caused a disturbance,” police said. Wilson, 45, was taken into custody for breach of peace, and her bond was set at $1,000.
Wilson is expected in court on Wednesday, according to the arrest report. It is unclear if she has obtained an attorney and her rep did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Wilson, who lives in Lebanon, Tennessee, is scheduled to perform at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut on Wednesday, USA Today reported. The 2005 Grammy Award winner’s latest album, Ready to Get Rowdy, was release in June 2017.
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Gretchen Wilson Breaks Silence on Airport Arrest: ‘I’m Saddened By the Whole Thing’
Gretchen Wilson has broken her silence about the Aug. 21 incident at a Connecticut airport that resulted in her arrest, telling Taste of Country that she is “embarrassed,” but that she can’t say much more about it at this time. “I’m saddened by the whole thing,” she told the site about the news she had to break to her mother and teenage daughter. “I don’t know that I could say — I mean, I’m embarrassed that that situation got to where it was, but not personally.”
A week after her arrest following a “minor disturbance,” the Grammy-winning country singer asked her fans to hang tight as she works her way through the legal system. “I want to thank my fans for their patience,” Wilson wrote on her official Facebook page on Thursday (Aug. 23) in her first statement since the incident.
“The unfortunate events that took place last Tuesday night are still an open case matter and so I can’t discuss or comment on any specifics,” she added. “I would like to respect the process, and am confident that the t
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