Nine months after his arrest in DeKalb County on battery charges tied to a Waffle House brawl, hick-hopper Kid Rock has pleaded no contest to one count of battery in DeKalb County State Court, putting the whole covered and smothered saga behind him.

The performer legally known as Robert J. Ritchie was sentenced to 12 months of probation, six hours of anger management counseling and 80 hours of community service. The musician was fined $1000, plus $300 in court costs. Four other counts of battery were dropped.

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In October, the performer known as Kid Rock, his band members and tour crew were eating at a Buford Highway Waffle House after a sold-out show at the Tabernacle downtown when the group got into an altercation with fellow diner Harlem DeJon Akins.

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A fight spilled into the parking lot and a plate glass window was broken. This is a still frame from the surveillance video.

DeKalb County Police Department (ENLARGE)

Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert J. Ritchie, was sentenced to 12 months of probation, six hours of anger management counseling and 80 hours of community service. The musician was fined $1,000 plus $300 in court costs. Four other counts of battery were dropped.

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Last October, the performer, his band members and tour crew were eating at a Buford Highway Waffle House after a sold-out show at the Tabernacle downtown when the group got into an altercation with fellow diner Harlem DeJon Akins. A fight spilled into the parking lot and an expensive plate glass window was broken.

Ritchie and company made national headlines after being processed at the DeKalb County Jail. His smiling mugshot ended up on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," MTV and various other media outlets.

In March, the rapper/rocker returned to Georgia to sign autographs and meet fans at a Gwinnett County Waffle House as a fund-raiser for Nicholas House. The media and fan frenzy raised more than $12,000.

Said Mr. Rock at the time: "I came back to do something nice for Atlanta. I just wanted to give something back. I've always loved Atlanta. I'm going to take it and do something positive. Sort of take a negative situation and make it a positive situation."

On Monday, Kid Rock guitarist Jason E. Krause pleaded no contest and received probation; he also was ordered to put in 120 hours of community service, to attend 12 anger management classes and to pay a $1,320 fine. Charges against bassist Aaron Julison and entourage members George P. Vourvoulias, James W. Murphy and Brian O. Lang were dropped. Group member James W. Murphy pleaded no contest, and was given 40 hours of community service and ordered to pay a $1,320 fine.

But fans shouldn't necessarily expect to see Kid Rock and mates performing a local concert or picking up any DeKalb litter as part of his community service.

The Michigan native may well ask to have his community service hours transferred to his place of residence, said Artealia Gilliard, a spokeswoman for the office of DeKalb's Solicitor-General.