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Before Joey Graziadei<\/strong><\/a> was looking for love on The Bachelor<\/em><\/a>, he ran into some minor legal troubles in Pennsylvania. The reality star has a brief criminal history that includes two violations in Chester County.<\/p>\n In 2014, Joey, 28, received an open container violation and pleaded guilty, according to online records viewed by Life & Style<\/em>. He paid a $400 fine and avoided arrest. In June 2015, the reality star received a violation for noise disturbance. He pleaded guilty and paid a $250 fine.<\/p>\n Joey was in college at West Chester University, where he was on the tennis team, at the time. After finishing school in Pennsylvania, he moved to Hawaii and became a tennis instructor. He moved back to Pennsylvania after filming The Bachelorette<\/em> in 2023.<\/p>\n Although Joey was dumped by Charity Lawson<\/strong> at the final rose ceremony, he didn\u2019t give up on love and returned to lead season<\/a> 28 of The Bachelor<\/em>, which premiered on Monday, January 22.<\/p>\n The season began with a clip that appeared to be from Joey\u2019s final rose ceremony. It featured him in tears as he walked away from the beach with a rose still sitting on a pedestal. He took his jacket off and left the scene with producers in tow.<\/p>\n Of course, we\u2019ll have to wait several weeks to find out what goes down, but host Jesse Palmer<\/strong> hinted that it will be worth the wait. \u201cWhat happens in the end<\/a> is an unprecedented shocking first in Bachelor history,\u201d he said in a previous sneak peek for the season. In the same clip, Joey added, \u201cI didn\u2019t expect<\/a> that at all. I can\u2019t think that\u2019s happened before. I don\u2019t even know what to say. I know I gave as much as I could.\u201d<\/p>\n While teasing the upcoming season, Joey revealed that he\u2019s in a good place after filming. \u201cI had a great experience,\u201d he gushed to Extra on Tuesday, January 23. \u201cWhat I can tell you is I am very happy and I had a great time throughout the whole thing. There\u2019s moments that are difficult. Right now, I am happy and I\u2019m excited to be here today.\u201d<\/p>\n The ABC star has had the support of Bachelor Nation throughout his journey so far. Even Charity, 28, showed up to a season 28 premiere party on January 19 with her fianc\u00e9, Dotun Olubeko<\/strong>, to support her ex.<\/p>\n \u201cWe truly wish him nothing but the best,\u201d the Dancing With the Stars<\/em> contestant previously said. \u201cWe saw how much of a lover boy Joey is and how much he wants his person. I do believe that he is going to have no problem finding that. He is an incredible person. We\u2019re both rooting for him and rooting for his success.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n