Texas Artist Tanner Usrey Arrested for DWI, Felony Possession
This story is developing.
32-year-old Texas music, Southern rock, and country artist Tanner Usrey was arrested on March 30th in Collin County, TX, and charged with Driving While Intoxicated (called DWI in Texas), and two drug possession charges, according to Collin County Records.
The DWI is a second offense, which carries stiffer penalties, and the drug possession charges are felonies, with a law enforcement source telling Saving Country Music one of the charges is for fentanyl, or a drug laced with fentanyl. One of the three records for Usrey states “POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=4G<200G”. The “1-B” penalty group was specifically made due to the rise of overdose deaths due to fentanyl.
Tanner Usrey has posted bond and has been released after being charged. Collin County Magistrate Lisa Bronchett presided over an initial hearing on March 30th, and set bond conditions and also ordered an ignition interlock device for Tanner’s vehicle. Usrey is currently awaiting his next court date.
Tanner Usrey has been a well-beloved member of the Texas music scene, making waves nationally with an appealing sound that combines Southern and classic rock influences, presenting them in a high energy stage show behind Tanner’s his bigger-than-life stage persona.
After a few years of strong touring, Tanner was signed to Atlantic Records, and released his debut album Crossing Lines in 2023. He released a follow up record These Days in 2025. From Aubrey, TX just north of Dallas, Tanner’s next scheduled appearances are at the Montgomery County Fair in Conroe on April 11th, Fiesta Oyster Bake in San Antonio on April 17th, and Larry Joe Taylor’s Texas Music Festival on April 23rd.
Tanner Usrey has not yet addressed the charges publicly.
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This story has been updated with further information. More information on the arrest and the nature of the charges against Tanner Usrey will be added once it becomes available.
March 31, 2026 @ 10:19 pm
This was posted as a response to some comments posted on social media, and I will reposted it here to address some concerns.
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Whenever an artist signed to a major label gets arrested for a 2nd DWI and two felony possession charges, it’s going to be in hundreds of media outlets in a matter of hours. This story is no different, and was already going megaviral before it was reported here. The idea this wasn’t already a matter of public knowledge, or would have been kept under wraps if it wasn’t for this reporting is to be completely innocent to how information spreads in the internet age.
If Saving Country Music had been alerted to this matter by a dozen different sources like what happened Tuesday night and NOT reported on it, but reported on the arrests of Morgan Wallen, Sam Hunt, and other pop country stars, this would have been an unethical act of bias, and an active attempt to suppress information that was in the public interest due to personal musical tastes.
Saving Country Music has been a strong supporter of Tanner Usrey’s music over the years, and recently highlighted him as part of a recent festival appearance as one of the best performers of the event. Whatever is going on here is a tragedy whose ramifications reach far beyond stories published in the press.
I remain committed to getting to the bottom of this story, making sure that the legal process is fair to Tanner Usrey, and that he’s not the victim of this process as opposed to a perpetrator. I also hope that if necessary, Tanner gets the help he needs to get his personal life and/or career back on track.
These matters are approached and reported on with the most weighty sense of responsibility, and nothing but concern for all the parties involved. I also respect fans speaking up and wanting to protect their favorite artists.
–Trigger