US Edition‘The Voice’ Singer Kata Hay Arrested for Vehicular Homicide
Kata Hay faces multiple charges including vehicular homicide, second-offense DUI, and leaving the scene after a fatal crash in Tennessee, police said.
- Goodlettsville police confirmed on Dec. 17 that Kata Hay, legal name Kata Huddleston, was arrested in Oklahoma and is held at the Osage County Jail, following a warrant from Tennessee.
- The warrant relates to a crash on Long Hollow Pike near I-65, stemming from a Dec. 10 incident that prompted Goodlettsville police to seek public help after Hay was possibly headed to Oklahoma.
- Authorities say Hay also faces a second-offense DUI, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage estimated at more than $1,500, and an open-container violation, plus a 2022 conviction for having sexual contact with a minor and six-month jail sentence.
- Hay is slated to sign a waiver of extradition before an Oklahoma district court judge on Monday and remains held at the Osage County Jail pending transfer to Davidson County, Tennessee.
- Hay's profile from competing on The Voice season 10 in 2016 and prior 2017 DUI probation plus 2022 conviction have amplified media attention.
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Country singer from ‘The Voice’ arrested on vehicular homicide warrant
A country singer who competed on the reality television show “The Voice” was arrested in Oklahoma after Tennessee authorities issued a warrant for vehicular homicide, Whiskey Riff reports.
Former ‘Voice’ contestant arrested for vehicular homicide
Kata Hay, an aspiring singer and former contestant on “The Voice,” was arrested on Wednesday on a vehicular homicide charge.The Goodlettsville Police Department in Tennessee reported in a post on Facebook that Hay, a.k.a. Kata Huddleston, was located in Oklahoma and would be extradited back to Davidson County, where a warrant had been issued for her arrest.
‘The Voice’ Singer Kata Hay Arrested for Vehicular Homicide
Kata Hay — an aspiring singer who competed on The Voice in 2016 — was arrested Wednesday on a vehicular homicide warrant, the Goodlettsville Police Department in Tennessee confirmed. Earlier in the week, police released a photo of Hay (real name: Kata Huddleston) on Facebook and asked for the public’s assistance in locating her. “We have reason to believe that she may be enroute to Oklahoma and traveling with a white male and quite possibly to…
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