May 23, 2001

Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney are cleared in Orchard Park, New York, of charges connected to their horse play in June. Faith Hill sheds a tear, while McGraw's lawyer says the title to the album "Set This Circus Down" is oddly fitting for the case

Jun 26, 2001

Carlene Carter and musician/producer Howie Epstein are arrested in Albuquerque for speeding in a stolen vehicle. Police find 2.9 grams of heroin and drug paraphernalia in the car. They are released from custody the next day

Jul 5, 2001

Trace Adkins is arrested in Nolensville, Tennessee, for driving under the influence

Jul 25, 2001

Rocker Bonnie Raitt is arrested in Itasca, Illinois, where she protested with the Rainforest Action Network against the Boise Cascade Corporation's environmental policies. Raitt appeared on Vince Gill's 1987 country hit "Let's Do Something"

Aug 9, 2001

Terri Clark pleads guilty to reckless driving following a May 1 arrest. She was originally charged with driving under the influence, but the charge was later reduced. She is fined $350 plus court costs and required to take an alcohol education course

Sep 26, 2001

Daryle Singletary is arrested for driving under the influence in downtown Nashville

Oct 4, 2001

Doug Supernaw is arrested in Houston for failure to pay $135,000 in child support. It's a strange twist for Supernaw, who earned a 1993 hit with "I Don't Call Him Daddy," a song about the separation of a divorced father and his child

Nov 26, 2001

Trace Adkins pleads guilty to DUI charges incurred in July, requiring him to spend two days in the Williamson County Jail in Tennessee. He remains on probation an additional 11 months and 29 days, and loses his drivers license for one year

Dec 10, 2001

Carlene Carter fails to appear in an Albuquerque court for arraignment on drug charges. A warrant is issued one week later for her arrest

Dec 17, 2001

A warrant is issued for the arrest of Carlene Carter in Albuquerque a week after she failed to appear at an arraignment on drug charges levied in June