Joey Chestnut pleads guilty to battery
update May 21Front Office Sports reports that Joey Chestnut will not be penalized by MLE or Nathan’s for the incident.
update US Magazine has posted the terms of Joey Chestnut’s 180 day probation: no alcohol, drugs or firearms. He must also submit to drug and alcohol testing, enter a treatment program and have all travel outside Indiana approved by his probation officer.
US Magazine reports that Joey Chestnut plead guilty in April to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from an altercation at Joe’s Grille in Westfield, IN on March 21. He received 180 days probation, which will be in effect for Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest on July 4. Presumably, the terms of Chestnut’s probation will allow him to leave Indiana and travel to New York, but the article did not explicitly state that. Here is the description of the incident:
The accuser claimed that Chestnut struck him on the left side of his face with an open right hand after the two exchanged a friendly handshake. The food competitor then allegedly made statements along the lines of “look, your buddy’s mad” to the accuser’s friend.
The victim said Chestnut “changed his tone” and stated, “Everything is OK” and that “nothing happened” after the incident.
Later that day, police also spoke with the victim’s friend, who backed up the story. The friend said he continued to speak with Chestnut after the altercation “in an effort to stall the situation” until they were able to leave.
When law enforcement questioned Chestnut about the incident on March 22, the hot dog champion admitted to officers that he was “pretty drunk and didn’t remember” the altercation.
They informed Chestnut that the incident was caught on the bar’s surveillance footage. After observing the tape, the food personality responded that the slap “looked like a joke” but later suggested he “must have taken offense” to something the victim said, the affidavit read.
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anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 8:51 am
holy shit! The chickens came home to roost
anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 10:48 am
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anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 10:53 am
Chestnut needs to get punched in the mouth by someone who really know how to throw down then he would think twice about putting his hands on someone Grown man 40yrs old engaging in this activity is immature Hes not 21 anymore
anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 1:53 pm
what a dumbass now this guy will try to sue him for damages
anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 2:37 pm
when chesnut put the guy in a headlock during the nathans finals Nick wehnry who competed next to him did absolutely nothing like it didnt even happen Probobly a good strategy move hoping the vegan guy would throw chestnut off his game
Anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 4:03 pm
Damn… I don’t expect everybody to be all wholesome squeaky clean and everything, but this was so damn preventable!
anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 4:49 pm
this is what the effects of alcohol can do to you Of course the sheas will push this under the rug
Anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 8:46 pm
I do not see how the Sheas can push this under the rug. It is public news already. He has to enter a treatment program among other restrictions.
anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 9:40 pm
you will be surprised what the sheas push under the rugs Since chestnut is their meal ticket they will go to the extremes in diverting the attention this incident recieved
Anonymous said
May 19, 2026 @ 9:54 pm
Leak the footage!
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May 19, 2026 @ 10:55 pm
onlyfans wants you to join free to see footage not only is it prob a fake account but a virus
Anonymous said
May 20, 2026 @ 8:34 am
This and Ms S with her terrorist threats on 9/11?! What a dynamic duo to represent America. Sad
Anonymous said
May 20, 2026 @ 8:55 am
push under the rug?? You guys are acting like this is some huge felony case that’s detrimental to Chestnut and MLE. He slapped a dude. This will be forgotten about next week.
Anonymous said
May 20, 2026 @ 9:08 am
Chestnut and Sudo make the most news for felony and assault charges
anonymous said
May 20, 2026 @ 12:18 pm
without nathans sheas would dump mle and continue selling corp real estate Nathans espn is their bread and butter all these other contests buffalo bologna corn tamales etc are just chump change extra gravy Sheas make very little money from those sponsors They have to be pulling in six figures a year with nathans Even without chesnut they would find someone like pat to replace him Its all about the event and espn not the eater
Anonymous said
May 20, 2026 @ 4:18 pm
The majority of viewers are tuning in for Joey. Someone will have to beat him multiple times to become the man. Probably will not happen.
anonymous said
May 20, 2026 @ 5:12 pm
lets see joey chesnut in 15yrs when he goes for colennoscopy and doc says im sorry nothing can be done foryou
anonymous said
May 20, 2026 @ 8:11 pm
i hear sudo has halitosis thats wht she became a dental hygenist
mouth odor experience said
May 21, 2026 @ 7:33 am
I can tell you from a personal experience that there is nothing worse than halitosis from a female I was engaged to be married at one time and man oh man i am so lucky i called it off Shortly after the engagement i detected a horrendous mouth odor while we were intimate My lord i had no choice She could not understand why i called it off but several months later i told her the reason and she went off on me like you would not believe ” my breath? ” you should talk” Then i was cursed at and called every name imaginable Slander libel words you never heard in the bible Do you think for a min i was going to spend the rest of my life enduring that stink? No no not me Good luck to her future husband he will need it
anonymous said
May 21, 2026 @ 7:48 am
i think what former eater krazy kevin lipsitz did during the covid epidemic is far worse than chestnuts latest incident
https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-ppe-seller-faces-20-years-250000-fine-after-pleading-guilty-mail-fraud-1636827
rabbi abramowitz said
May 21, 2026 @ 8:09 pm
ooy vay ooy vay leave the little maidlach alone If she vants to have halitosis dats her biz As they say in yiddush please dont hock me a chineck
anonymous said
May 22, 2026 @ 9:30 am
Leave Miki alone if you are friends with her she will stand by you to the very end When Pat and gravy brown opened their restaurant in chicago taco in a bag she flew all the way out to chicago to help both of them seup their business When she visited japan she sent me various soveniers and candy bars Unlike the ungrateful cheap you know what stephanie Torres who only cared about a free meal gave back nothing in return