Bonnaroo A Bust Boon

Manchester, Tenn., has plenty of reasons to be happy the Bonnaroo Music Festival visits the city each year, and even visitors breaking the law has an upside: Coffee County expects to collect $100,000 in fines resulting from the festival.

More than 250 people were fined during this June’s four-day event, with officials saying some individuals were fined up to $20,000.

Sheriff Steve Graves said the fines show that county officials take the crimes seriously.

The money goes to the county’s drug task force and community nonprofit programs.

The father of Matthew Salinsky of California, for instance, wrote a $20,000 check to keep his son out of jail, according to WSMV-TV in Nashville. Salinsky was arrested for three drug-related charges.

“If the judge and the DA think that’s fair, then we’re fine with that,” Sheriff Graves told WSMV. “It’s usually determined on the type drug and the quantity.”

Graves said most of those charged were given probation, and if they stick to those regulations the charges are removed from their record.