Country Star Brad Paisley ‘Taken Into Police Custody’ Mid-Show

Brad Paisley gave followers an evening to recollect when his newest live performance became a full-on comedy sketch involving native cops.

In the course of the present, the nation star invited a number of officers on stage, jokingly telling the group, “They’re those who stated it is a pace lure, not me.”

Moments later, Brad Paisley handed out guitar picks to the cops with a smile, quipping, “It’s not a bribe,” although it clearly is.

The bit solely acquired higher when Paisley launched into his hit “Mr. Policeman” and sang:

“I’m within the jailhouse now / I’m within the jailhouse now

They advised me a couple of times / Son, respect my authority

I’m within the jailhouse now.”

The playful second was captured by followers on TikTok, with one video racking up hundreds of views. The caption learn, “He was let off with a warning after he reportedly bribed the officers with free guitar picks.”

Viewers had a discipline day within the feedback, with one fan clarifying, “It was a part of the present he introduced them on stage his self” whereas one other added, “That’s completely a Brad Paisley joke.”

Others praised his creativity, with one particular person writing, “Man positive is aware of learn how to placed on a present don’t he?”

The Bridgeport Police Division additionally shared a video of the hilarious second. As soon as the tune wrapped, the nation star shook palms with every officer to loud cheers from the group.

“Being invited on stage was one thing our officers will always remember, and it meant quite a bit to everybody within the division,” Bridgeport Police wrote on Facebook. “To Brad Paisley and his crew, thanks for standing with legislation enforcement and exhibiting that help in such a significant means.”

The division added that officers had escorted Paisley from Oxford Airport to the amphitheater earlier than the live performance.

Paisley’s playful run-ins with police aren’t only for the stage. In a 2015 interview with Car and Driver, the nation star admitted that the inspiration behind “Mr. Policeman” wasn’t completely fictional.

He recalled a university reminiscence of flying down a winding West Virginia mountain street at practically double the pace restrict when he noticed a police cruiser turning to comply with him. As a substitute of pulling over, Paisley floored it, ducking right into a driveway and shutting off his lights to evade the officer.

“Positive sufficient, 30 seconds later, the sky lights up and it’s the police automobile with sirens blaring. And he goes proper by,” Paisley stated, including that one other unfortunate driver ended up getting pulled over in his place.

Whereas he laughs about it now, Paisley admitted there are moments he’d do in another way, particularly the evening in Nashville when his Firebird was totaled after he pulled out onto a slick street at midnight.

“I didn’t know I used to be hit till I used to be spinning,” he recalled.

Paisley is presently crisscrossing the nation on his 2025 “Truck Nonetheless Works World Tour,” named after his newest radio single, “Truck Nonetheless Works.”

The observe, which Paisley debuted final fall throughout NBC’s “Individuals’s Alternative Nation Awards” and later carried out on the “American Music Awards fiftieth” anniversary particular on CBS, has rapidly change into a fan favourite and the centerpiece of his dwell reveals.

The tour has been drawing packed crowds with a mixture of Paisley’s signature hits, heartfelt ballads, and his trademark humor.