Rucker will not receive jail time, and by pleading no contest, he wavies his right to a trial and will accept a sentence of 11 months and 29 days of probation. His charges will be expunged if he completes the required probationary period, Penn Live reported.

Darius Rucker has recently been placed on probation after a no-contest plea to drug charges, which he is seeking to leave in his past. This followed the arrest of the 58-year-old country singer in February 2024,

Hootie is officially avoiding jail time...as long as he doesn't get in any more trouble. Darius Rucker resolved a nearly year-and-a-half long legal ordeal when he pleaded no contest last week to one count of simple possession of a controlled substance,

The musician was stopped for expired tags in February 2023 and taken into custody one year later after a warrant was issued for his arrest

Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker was sentenced after pleading no contest in a possession case. Officials cited Rucker’s “good character," recommending some charges be dropped.