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Darius Rucker Explains Why He Was 'Shocked' by Drug Arrest

Darius Rucker broke his silence on February drug arrest, saying that the incident ‘sucks’

Rucker rose to fame as the lead vocalist of Hootie & the Blowfish, which was formed in 1986, alongside Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld. Us Weekly confirmed on February 1, 2024 that Rucker was taken into custody by the Franklin Police Department in Tennessee on three misdemeanor drug charges: simple possession/casual exchange of a controlled substance x2 and one count of a violation of registration law. “Darius Rucker is fully cooperating with authorities related to misdemeanor charges,” the “Wagon Wheel” singer’s lawyer Mark Puryear told Us in a statement at the time.

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