Just recently, the star’s rep, Adam Ambrose, released a statement that was shared with the AP following his arrest on Thursday, January 9. Ambrose denied the claim that Julie and Todd Chrisley ’s oldest son assaulted anyone and shared comments on what supposedly transpired that evening:

A representative for reality TV star Chase Chrisley has denied an allegation that his client assaulted the manager of a popular Atlanta sports bar last week after refusing to leave, saying the encounter has been “blown out of proportion.

A representative for reality TV celebrity Chase Chrisley said an incident at a Buckhead sports bar that ended with the star’s arrest has been “blown out of proportion.”

Chase Chrisley had done the right thing that evening by calling a driver to take him home,” his representative said.

Chase Chrisley was charged on Jan. 9 with simple assault on a manager at an Atlanta bar. In a statement shared with PEOPLE, his attorneys said that "this incident has been entirely blown out of proportion.

Reality TV star Chase Chrisley is accused of slapping the manager of a popular sports bar in Atlanta after refusing to leave.

Chase Chrisley, of 'Chrisley Knows Best,' gets arrested in Atlanta after allegedly slapping the manager of Twin Peaks sports bar on Jan. 6. The reality star was charged with simple battery on Jan. 9 and was released on a $10,

Per a police report obtained by PEOPLE, Chase Chrisley was "really drunk" and allegedly "slapped" the victim twice before leaving the scene.

Chase Chrisley has recently been named as the suspect for an assault incident at a Twin Peaks sports bar in Atlanta. Read more about the incident here

The Chrisleys are back on the wrong side of the law after Julie and Todd Chrisley's oldest son Chase was arrested on Thursday, January 9.

Chase Chrisley, whose parents are convicted fraudsters and former reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, was arrested Thursday for allegedly slapping a bar manager earlier this week.