Joey Chestnut Pleads Guilty to Batter, Will Be on Probation During July 4

Joey Chestnut will defend Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title on July 4 while serving probation sentence

Joey Chestnut will compete in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 despite being on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge.

Joey Chestnut battery charges, explained: How probation impacts hot dog-eating champion's status for Fourth of July

Chestnut was a the center of an incident at an Indiana bar in March.

Joey Chestnut pleads guilty to battery after bar incident, hot dog-eating champion will be on probation July 4

Details on Chestnut's run-in with the law two months before his most important weekend of the year

Joey Chestnut pleads guilty to batter, will be on probation during July 4

Details on Chestnut's run-in with the law two months before his most important weekend of the year

Hot Dog-Eating Champion 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…