Joey Chestnut Charged with Battery for March Incident at Westfield Bar

Chestnut received 180 days of probation after pleading guilty to battery in Hamilton County.

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. — Competitive eater Joey Chestnut has been sentenced to 180 days of probation in Hamilton County after pleading guilty to two counts of battery.

Chestnut’s charges stem from an incident that occurred at a bar in Westfield two months ago.

On Saturday, March 21, the Westfield Police Department said they got a call from a person who said that Chestnut slapped him in the face at Joe’s Grille on Spring Mill Rd.

Court documents show that Chestnut was sentenced on April 20 to 180 days in jail, with all of it suspended. He was also sentenced to 180 days of probation.

Chestnut’s attorney Mario Massillamany told WIBC that Chestnut is looking forward to competing in the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 in Coney Island, New York, and that he’s focused on winning the competition and setting a new world record.

Chestnut, who resides in Westfield, ate 70.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes to claim his 17th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest title in 2025.