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Joey Chestnut Pleads Guilty to Battery, Will Be on Probation This July 4

Joey Chestnut will be spending the 4th of July on probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery over a bar altercation, Us Weekly can exclusively report. Chestnut, 43, was accused of striking a man with his open hand in March during a night out at an Indiana bar after the alleged victim recognized and approached the hot dog-eating champion. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery in April and was sentenced to 180 days of probation, per court records observed by Us. An affidavit obtained by Us revealed the victim told police that he was at Joe’s Grill with a friend on March 21 when Ch...