An attorney for absent country singer Billy Currington today entered a plea of not guilty to charges of making terroristic threats and elder abuse.
SLIDESHOW: Billy Currington over the years.
Attorney Alex Zipperer, who waived Currington's appearance in court also waived off formalities before Judge J. Hamrick Gnann Jr. sitting in Chatham County Superior Court.
Currngton's next court appearance will be on October 4.
The charges Currington faces are both felonies and carry penalties that include one-to-five year prison sentences.
A savannah-Chatham police report stated that alleged victim Charles Harvey Ferrelle, identified as a charter boat captain, told officers he was giving a tour about 1 p.m. on April 15 when a man started screaming at him from 159 Savan Marcho Drive, a home Currington owns in a gated neighborhood near Tybee Island.
When Ferrelle came back by the property, the same man followed him to AJ’s, a dockside restaurant, got out of his boat and threatened to harm him, Marine Patrol Officer Daniel Walker reported.
The following day, Ferrelle told police he “feared for his life” because of the incident and that he would have to pass the property again the next day.
Ferrelle also told Walker he did not know why the suspect was “yelling threats and profanity” at him, but that “If I hadn’t gotten into my slip fast enough I believe he (Currington) would have run me over,” the report said.
VIEW: Currington's incident report from police.
Walker also reported he was told by Julie Muscleman on April 16 that she was the caretaker for an elderly man at the San Marco Drive address who, on April 15 “while on his dock,” was almost knocked into the water when a boat went by.
On April 17, Currington went to his Twitter account and said: “harrassing artists often at their home by boat should be illegal. thas all i know. (sic)” He does not say if he is addressing the April 15 incident.
But Currington did address that incident on April 24, when he tweeted: “hey guys, I wanted to thank everyone for the huge amount of support that I have received already. Unfortunately, I can’t comment on this situation as this is an ongoing legal matter. It means a lot to me to have your support during this time”
According to the Grammy nominated artist’s website, Currington’s top 10 hits include “Pretty Good At Drinkin’ Beer,” “That’s How Country Boys Roll” and “People Are Crazy.”