County singer Sara Evans filed for divorced from her estranged husband, former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, four months before he was arrested in Nashville for allegedly trying to hit her with his car.
Barker, 49, was arrested on Saturday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from his suspected attempt to mow down his wife of 12 years.
Barker was placed on a $10,000 bond with a 12-hour hold because it was a domestic violence case. He was released on Saturday night after posting bond.
Born to Fly singer Sara Evans, 50 (right), filed for divorce from her ex-quarterback husband, Jay Barker, 49 (left), in August 2021, months before his arrest in a domestic case
According to court records obtained by Scoop Nashville, in late August 2021, Evans, 50, filed a complaint seeking to divorce from Barker, citing 'irreconcilable differences' and 'inappropriate martial conduct.'
Barker has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly trying to hit Evans and another person with his car in Nashville on Saturday
The documents do not elaborate on the nature of the difference or the marital conduct.
The filing states that Barker had been living separately from Evans in Homewood, Alabama, for the past three months. He and Evans have no children together.
In December, Evans' divorce attorney petitioned a judge to grant the divorce according to the terms of the couple's 2008 marriage agreement, under which 'the actual reasons for divorce shall be kept private to the extent possible' and 'neither party will discuss or reveal the terms of the agreement, and the terms and conditions shall remain confidential.'
Barker on Sunday released a statement on his sports radio show's Instagram page, thanking his supporters, asking for privacy and quoting a passage from the Bible.
'We all confront challenges in
