Boyd Tinsley was arrested for driving under the influence after allegedly crashing into another car on Monday.
The 60-year-old violinist, who is best known for being a member of the Dave Matthews Band, was reportedly arrested Monday around 9:30 p.m. in Rio, just northeast of his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia.
According to a report by TMZ On Tuesday, local law enforcement sources claimed officers responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash but handcuffed him within 20 minutes because officers suspected he was driving under the influence at the time of the incident.
Eyewitnesses claimed he was driving his Escalade when he allegedly collided with a Corvette.
Bystanders told the outlet that the two drivers both stopped to assess the damage.
Boyd Tinsley was arrested for driving under the influence after allegedly crashing into another car on Monday; seen in November 2018
At that point, the other driver suspected Tinsley was under the influence and called police.
Video footage obtained by the outlet showed police with Tinsley at the scene and the other driver.
Arrest logs showed he was arrested around 9:30 p.m. and released an hour later after posting bond.
This comes just four months after the mandolinist was sued after violating a mutual non-disparagement clause in a now-settled 2018 lawsuit.
Six years ago, his former Crystal Garden bandmate James Frost-Winn, a trumpeter he accompanied, alleged Tinsley had harassed him.
He sought $9 million in damages after claiming Tinsley had behaved inappropriately and sexually harassed him.
Frost-Winn explained in the lawsuit that he was a busker when he met Boyd in 2007 and was 18 years old at the time.
The lawsuit accused Tinsley of “ejaculating right next to” Frost-Winn while he slept, with the trumpeter waking up with Tinsley’s hand on his buttocks.
The 60-year-old violinist, who is best known for being a member of the Dave Matthews Band, was reportedly arrested around 9:30 PM on Monday in Rio, just northeast of his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia; seen in July 2005
Local police sources claim officers responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash but handcuffed him within 20 minutes because officers suspected he was driving under the influence at the time of the incident.
Other allegations include inappropriate sexting with Tinsley telling Frost-Winn that he “owed him” for bringing him into the band and providing “this life.”
Amid the allegations, the Dave Matthews Band announced that he was no longer with the group.
It was also reported at the time that he had been “taking a break” from the band for about three months.
Tinsley joined the Dave Matthews Band in 1992, two years after the group’s formation.
He has been featured on every Dave Matthew’s Band album, from 1994’s Under the Table and Dreaming to 2018’s Come Tomorrow.
Shortly after the 2018 lawsuit was filed in May 2018, the band announced that he was no longer a member.
In response to Frost-Winn’s initial complaint, Tinsley denied all allegations and said he planned to defend himself in court.
However, the following year he settled out of court with Frost-Winn.
This comes just four months after he was sued for violating the terms of a 2019 settlement stemming from a sexual harassment lawsuit — which led to the band removing him from the group. He previously joined the Dave Matthews Band in 1992; seen in January 2010 alongside Tim Reynolds, Jeff Coffin, Rashawn Ross, Dave Matthews, Stefan Lessard and Carter Beauford
Six years ago, his former Crystal Garden bandmate James Frost-Winn, a trumpeter he accompanied, alleged Tinsley had harassed him. In February, Tinsley was charged again with violating a mutual non-disparagement clause in the settlement due to his social media activities; seen in July 2015
In February, Tinsley was sued again for violating a non-defamation clause in the settlement that stated his social media activities were not mutually defamatory.
According to Rolling stoneTinsley and Frost-Winn agreed to a settlement payment of $837,000.
Under the terms of the settlement, both parties were barred from discussing the matter publicly and agreed to pay a $25,000 fine for each violation of the non-disparagement clause.
Frost-Winn’s attorneys alleged in the new lawsuit that Tinsley violated the clause on Feb. 22, 2022, with a series of social media posts — pointing to 18 instances in which he violated that clause for a total of $450,000.
At the time, screenshots of Tinsley’s posts, filed by Frost-Winn’s lawyers and obtained by Rolling Stone, claimed he wrote about the allegations on social media, calling them “a total lie.”
‘There is a pattern of me falling victim to mentally unstable and money-grubbing people. This last person I’m talking about has made up this incredulous sexual harassment story, which is a complete lie.”
Although Tinsley did not name Frost-Winn, he called his accuser “a very troubled and disturbed individual.”
The violinist also said that “he had a great day spending my money…the music went out the window and it was all about getting drunk and playing pinball.”