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Country Star Turns Himself in to Cops
by TMZ Staff

John Rich and Jared Ashley can't settle their differences -- so now the cops are involved.

Rich turned himself in to the Metro Davidson County Criminal Justice Center in Nashville, Tenn. this afternoon to face misdemeanor charges of assault and harassment stemming from an alleged altercation between the two. Rich and Ashley have both filed civil lawsuits against each other -- Ashley sued Rich for the alleged assault, and Rich sued back for defamation.

Rich, in a statement released by his lawyers, claims that since he can't reach a settlement with Ashley, he'd rather defend himself "through the legal process to the fullest extent of the law." He says, "I trust that the truth will come out through the process of our American justice system and that I will be completely exonerated at the end of the day."

Ha! I knew one day the country group 'Big and Rich' would get what's coming to them. If you don't remember them they sand that awful 'Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy' song that infested the U.S. and was the theme song for the 'World Series of Poker.' Then they ruined my life when their follow up song 'Coming to Your City' became the theme song for College Football Gameday for like 3 years. I have wished them ill every day since.

Now, it seems I have been rewarded as Rich is now facing charges after assaulting some dude. I looked up the guy's info and apparently he was a contestant on the short lived 'Nashville Star' in Season 4 when Big & Rich were judges and their black sidekick Cowboy Troy was host. Some disagreement must have emerged then which hasn't settled itself. To make a long story short I hope they give Rich the chair. Then I hope Big and Cowboy Troy have to fight in a No Holds Barred Death Match where the winner gets mauled by a bear.