Country singer Tanner Usrey faces criminal fentanyl charge after DWI arrest

Country singer Tanner Usrey was arrested in Collin County, Texasearlier this week on prices that embrace driving whereas intoxicated (DWI) and criminal drug possession involving fentanyl.

According to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, Usrey, 32, was taken into custody on Monday, March 30. Court information obtained by Fox News Digital present he’s dealing with three prices in whole.

One charge is his second DWI offense, a Class A misdemeanor in Texas that may be carried jail timefines and a driver’s license suspension of between six months and two years.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE SUES SAG HARBOR POLICE TO BLOCK BODYCAM FOOTAGE RELEASE FROM DWI ARREST

He can be dealing with two criminal drug prices.

Usrey was charged with possession of a managed substance in Penalty Group 1/1-B — a class that features cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, opium and oxycodone. The “1-B” designation particularly refers to fentanyl and fentanyl-derived substances below Texas law.

Usrey was in possession of between 4 and 200 grams of the substance, in accordance with courtroom paperwork. That quantity makes the charge a second-degree felony, which carries a possible sentence of between two and 20 years in jail and a high-quality of as much as $10,000.

The second drug charge, additionally a criminal charge, is in Penalty Group 2, which incorporates sorts of stimulants and hallucinogens.

LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Tanner Usrey poses for a police reserving picture on March 30, 2026, in Collin County, Texas. (McKinney Police Department)

Usrey was launched the identical day after posting a $12,500 bond.

This stays an energetic and ongoing investigation, the McKinney Police Department advised Fox News Digital.

NEW VIDEO SHOWS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE STRUGGLING THROUGH SOBRIETY TESTS DURING HAMPTONS STOP

The Texas native and rising country singer launched his debut album, “Crossing Lines,” in 2023, adopted by “These Days” in 2025.

He’s scheduled to look at a string of Texas occasions within the coming weeks, together with the Montgomery County Fair on April 11, Fiesta Oyster Bake on April 17 and Larry Joe Taylor’s Texas Music Festival on April 23. He’s additionally slated to carry out at Kid Rock’s “Rock the Country” occasion on May 2.

Tanner Usrey performs on the 2025 Stagecoach Festival on April 25, 2025, in Indio, California. (Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER

Days earlier than his arrest, Usrey shared a video of himself performing “Smoke in the Air,” a observe off his newest document.

The Texas nation singer has a number of upcoming competition appearances scheduled, regardless of being charged with criminal fentanyl possession and a second DWI. (Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

In July, Usrey advised Rolling Stone that his newest album “These Days” was a shift in perspective, leaning extra into development than chaos.

“It’s about heartbreak, as usual, but the overall theme is more mature than what I’ve been writing about,” he mentioned on the time.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

He added, “It’s about counting the little wins, and that’s why I named it ‘These Days.’ I want to appreciate every little moment, and every day that I make it through and everybody else makes it through. It’s not all self-destruction anymore, it’s about real stuff.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to Usrey.