A rock legend, who fronts the metal band Puddle of Mudd, has been arrested for alleged domestic violence and supposed drug possession just months after a tense SWAT stand-off
Frontman of the rock band Puddle of Mudd, Wes Scantlin, has been arrested for alleged domestic violence and drug possession in California.
Sources from TMZ revealed that the star, who was once named in the ‘Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists,’ was arrested following a call to the police about a domestic dispute at his apartment around 3.00am. After arriving at the Torrance apartment, officers supposedly spoke with Scantlin, 53, and his girlfriend. Apparently they determined that what had started as a verbal argument, had allegedly escalated into a physical altercation.
Notably, reports say there were physical marks on the woman’s arms which could be seen by officials. Police were also said to have conducted a search, in which they discovered a small amount of a controlled substance in his possession.
Scantlin was booked on felony domestic violence and drug possession charges and remains in L.A. County Jail with bail set at $90,000.
This was not the singer’s first run-in with the law recently, after a routine traffic stop in Burbank escalated into a tense standoff with a SWAT team a few months ago. The Californian singer was pulled over during a traffic stop in Burnak, California.
He was asked for his ID, before the situation escalated. Pepper spray was used and a crisis negotiator was called, but Wes still refused to get out of his Hummer H2, TMZ reported.
Officers then scanned his warrant, which brought up a warrant for carrying a weapon in an airport. The rockstar was then later arrested.
That same day, Around 4.00am, the SWAT team was called and he was forcibly removed from his car. Wes was taken to the hospital to have his eyes flushed from the pepper spray and then booked at the jail for the outstanding warrant and resisting arrest.
He was released and his day in court over the charges is August 20.
The celebrity is known for his on-stage tirades. Such as one during a show in Ohio in January 2016.
“This mother f***** right here stole my mother f****** house and now he’s standing right f**king in front of me laughing at me. And he f**king figures I’m a f****** joke,” he ranted on stage.
“This mother f***** right here. This mother f***** right here. Get his ass on camera. Right. Get his ass on camera. Get his ass on camera. This is the dog. Right here.
“This is the mother f***** right here. This guy stole my f****** house,’ WQLZ reported at the time.
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