Event Brief
Joey Chestnut sentenced after bar battery plea
Filed: May 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Summary: Competitive eater Joey Chestnut pleaded guilty to battery charges tied to a March bar incident and was sentenced.
WHO: Joey Chestnut
WHAT: Pleading guilty to two counts of battery and being sentenced for a bar incident
WHEN: May 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM ET
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: He pleaded guilty to battery charges stemming from an incident at a bar in March.
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