Michelle Branch Arrested for Domestic Assault Amid Split From Husband Patrick Carney
etonline.comMichelle Branch has been arrested. On Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee, the 39-year-old singer was taken into custody for misdemeanor domestic assault by offensive/provocative conduct, ET confirms.Branch is scheduled to appear in court on Nov.
7. ET has reached out to Branch's rep for comment on the singer's arrest.Her arrest came the same day that news broke of her separation from Patrick Carney, her husband of three years.“To say that I am totally devastated doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel for myself and for my family," Branch told ET in a statement on Friday. «The rug has been completely pulled from underneath me and now I must figure out how to move forward.
With such small children, I ask for privacy and kindness.”According to docs obtained by police were called to Branch and Carney's home at around 2 a.m.
on Thursday for a possible domestic disturbance. Per the docs, Branch admitted to slapping Carney in the face „one or two times,“ though the 42-year-old Black Keys musician did not have any visible injuries.According to the outlet, Branch was taken into custody and had her bail set at $1,000, but was released early because she's currently breastfeeding her and Carney's 6-month-old daughter, Willie.
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