Darius Rucker<\/strong> has been arrested for a minor drug offense.<\/p>\n The country star, 57, was taken into custody by the Franklin Police Department in Williamson County, Tennessee on Thursday, February 1, Us Weekly<\/em> can confirm. Rucker was booked on three separate charges, including simple possession\/casual exchange of a controlled substance x2 and one count of a violation of registration law, all misdemeanors.<\/p>\n According to TMZ<\/a>, Rucker has been released on bail and is no longer in custody.<\/p>\n \u201cDarius Rucker is fully cooperating with authorities related to misdemeanor charges,\u201d Rucker\u2019s lawyer Mark Puryear<\/strong> told Us<\/em> in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n Before entering the world of country music, Rucker was the frontman of the band Hootie and the Blowfish until his departure in 2008. Following his departure from the band, Rucker\u2019s first single, \u201cDon\u2019t Think I Don\u2019t Think About It,\u201d debuted at No. 1, making him the first Black artist to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since the legendary Charley Pride<\/strong> did so in 1983.<\/p>\n Rucker has since won a Grammy and scored 10 No. 1 with his solo work. Despite the recognition, the singer doubted he\u2019d ever find success<\/a> on his own.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I started doing the radio stations and stuff, I had people say to me, to my face, \u2018My audience would never accept a Black country singer,\u2019\u201d he told ET Canada<\/em> in August 2023. \u201cThat\u2019s something that I was like, \u2018Okay, just play the record, let\u2019s see?\u2019 And then they did.\u201d<\/p>\n Other songs among Rucker\u2019s No. 1 hits include \u201cIt Won\u2019t Be Like This for Long,\u201d\u00a0 \u201cAlright,\u201d \u201cCome Back Song,\u201d \u201cThis,\u201d \u201cIf I Told You\u201d and \u201cFor the First Time.\u201d He\u2019s scored both a Grammy and an ACM for his solo music, in addition to the two Grammys he won alongside his Hootie and the Blowfish bandmates in 1996.<\/p>\n While Rucker has seen massive amounts of professional success, his personal life has faced bumpier times. He and wife Beth Leonard<\/strong> split in July 2020<\/a> after 20 years of marriage. The twosome, who wed in 2000, share daughter Daniella, 22, and son Jack, 18. (The country singer also has a 28-year-old daughter, Carolyn, from a previous relationship.)<\/p>\n \u201cBeth and I would like to share that after much reflection we have made the decision to consciously uncouple,\u201d Rucker wrote via Instagram while announcing the pair\u2019s decision to go their separate ways. \u201cWe remain close friends and parenting partners and continue to be each other\u2019s biggest cheerleader. Our priority will always be our beautiful family. We have so much love in our hearts for each other and will continue to encourage growth and expansion in one other. Please be kind as we take on this journey, and we thank you for your love and support always.\u201d<\/p>\n In November 2023, Rucker shared that he had to \u201cwork\u201d at<\/a> treating himself with kindness after the exes called it quits for good.<\/p>\n![\"DARIUS](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DARIUS-CARLOS-RUCKER-2.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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