Joey Chestnut battery charges, explained: How probation impacts hot dog-eating champion's status for Fourth of July
Chestnut was a the center of an incident at an Indiana bar in March.
Joey Chestnut battery charges, explained: How probation impacts hot dog-eating champion's status for Fourth of July originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Joey Chestnut is looking to add another win in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest this summer, but he will be doing so after a run-in with the law.
Chestnut faced a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from an incident in late March when he struck a fan at a bar in Indiana. While the fan was not injured, Chestnut was still determined to have unnecessarily hit someone without their consent. The case is already closed, so Chestnut can now go back to focusing on preparations for the contest on July 4.
Here's a breakdown of Chestnut's battery case from March. MORE : Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest records Joey Chestnut battery charges, explained In March, Chestnut allegedly struck a man who approached him at an Indiana bar, and the competitive eater has since pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery. Chestnut will serve 180 days of probation.
According to an affidavit obtained by Us Weekly , the victim told the police that Chestnut slapped him at Joe's Grill early in the morning on March 21 after shaking his hand. "The accused pulled [the victim] forward, moves closer and uses his right hand to strike [the victim] on the face with an open hand. [The victim] is observed reacting to the strike and moving his head downward and holding it there while the accused stands over him and [his friend]," a police officer said, via Us Weekly.