Jelly Roll stopped by Coast Guard leaving Put-In-Bay: Here’s why

PUT-IN-BAY , Ohio (WJW) — A rising country music star s aid he was stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard while leaving Put-in-Bay after performing at one of the island’s hottest music festivals.

Jelly Roll posted a video to his Instagram at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday that said “We got pulled over by the Coast Guard!”

He went on to say, “It was crazy. We had the sheriff of the county with us. But, it actually turned out to be okay. So we are back on our way. Thank you to everybody who was concerned.”

FOX 8 reached out to the Coast Guard and learned the vessel was stopped because it was allegedly making a wake in a no wake zone. No violations were given and the vessel was free to go, shortly after, said officials.

Earlier that night, the performer who won multiple awards at the 57th Annual Country Music Awards including New Artist of the Year, posted another video that showed him sitting on a boat and wrote, “Never been to a show that requires a boat ride – this is cool.”

Jelly Roll was a headline performer at Bash on the Bay , a two-day outdoor music festival at Put-in-Bay Airport on South Bass Island.

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