Tim McGraw & Kenny Chesney

In 2000, not one but two Nashville crooners proved that the proverb "You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy" is true. Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney were detained in Buffalo after Chesney stole a deputy's horse from Erie County. Following that, several Sheriff's Deputies who attempted to stop Chesney from his galloping pleasure ride were allegedly attacked by McGraw and his manager Mark Russo.

Both vocalists had earlier that day performed at the Ralph Wilson Stadium's George Strait Country Music Festival in Orchard Park, New York. Following their detention and arraignment, Chesney, McGraw, and Russo were freed on bail. Following their detention and arraignment, Chesney, McGraw, and Russo were freed on bail. Chesney was charged by local authorities with disorderly conduct, but McGraw was finally accused of criminal assault after causing minor injuries to a police officer. All three of the involved men were acquitted a year later.

Chesney claimed that the "horsing around" was the result of a miscommunication that started when the daughter of a captain in the Sheriff's Department permitted Chesney to ride on her father's horse. Unfortunately, what was intended to be a completely benign and lighthearted gesture was greatly exaggerated, according to Chesney. We've been pals for a very long time, Tim McGraw and I. He just came over to aid his friend when he noticed me in danger of being hurt.