Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley arrested for DUI as he gets into crash months after sexual misconduct lawsuit
FORMER Dave Matthews Band member Boyd Tinsley has been arrested.
Police have revealed that they brought in the violinist after he caused a major accident.
On Monday, law enforcement told TMZ that they first responded to a car crash involving two vehicles – Boyd’s Escalade and a Corvette.
The musician was arrested after he was suspected of driving under the influence.
The news outlet obtained a video of what happened.
Sources who witnessed the situation said that Boyd allegedly hit a Corvette with his Escalade.
When the two drivers stopped to look at the damage caused by the accident, the other driver called the police due to the way Boyd was allegedly acting.
TMZ also said that Boyd was taken in around 9:30 pm and was released an hour later after posting bail.
BOYD’S PAST
Back in 2018, Boyd was sued for allegedly sexually harassing a man named James Winn when he was 18 years old, according to TMZ.
James explained in the lawsuit that he was a street musician when he met Boyd in 2007.
He claims Boyd sent him sexually suggestive texts and even allegedly masturbated next to him while he was asleep.
Winn stated in his lawsuit that Boyd treated a boy band called Crystal Garden, with Winn serving as a trumpet player in the band.
He says things got bad between him and Boyd in 2015.
At that point, he alleged that the famed musician was flirting with him, sending explicit text messages, and touching him.
According to Winn’s lawsuit, Boyd purchased five tickets to a sporting event for Winn.
In response, Winn said that Boyd told him, “Man, you better suck my d**k or something.”
He cited another instance that same year, claiming they had been working on music in Boyd’s living room when they both got tired.
Winn claimed that Boyd started touching him on the leg, putting his feet on his butt and rubbing his back.
He claims he woke up to Boyd rubbing his genitals with one hand and touching his butt with another.
Amid the allegations, Dave Matthew’s Band announced that Boyd was no longer a member.
MORE LEGAL WOES
In February 2024, Boyd was sued again – this time for breaching the terms of a 2019 settlement stemming from the sexual harassment lawsuit, Rolling Stone reported.
According to the outlet, the two parties involved agreed to a $837,000 settlement payment to Winn.
Under the terms of the agreement, there was a “mutual non-disparagement” clause that prevented both parties from discussing the matter publicly.
In the newest lawsuit, Winn’s lawyers claimed that Boyd breached that clause on February 22, 2022, with a series of social media posts.
“The accusation is a total lie,” Boyd wrote on social media, screengrabs submitted as evidence and obtained by Rolling Stone showed.
“There is a pattern of me being victimized by mentally unstable and money-grabbing people. This latest individual that I am speaking of concocted this incredulous story of sexual harassment, which is a complete and total lie.”
Boyd did not mention his accuser by name but wrote in his post that they were “a very troubled and disturbed person.”
He added that “he had a field day spending my money… music went out the window and it was all about getting drunk and playing pinball.”
The newest lawsuit included an agreed-upon penalty of $25,000 for each breach of the non-disparagement clause.
Boyd was accused of breaching the contract at least 18 different times.
