AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Pleads Guilty To Drugs And Threatening To Kill Charges
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs in a New Zealand court. Though he had denied all allegations, he made a surprise guilty plea before the trial began.More »
By on April 23, 2015
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs in a New Zealand court. Though he had denied all allegations, he made a surprise guilty plea before the trial began. His lawyer Craig Tuck stated that he’d argue for Rudd’s discharge without conviction when facing the judge at the sentencing phase, as allowed under New Zealand law, the New Zealand Herald reports. Despite the guilty plea, Rudd’s lawyer argued outside of court that the prosecution’s entire case stemmed from an unwarranted police search warrant. “This matter essentially revolved around an angry phone call, that was it. There was a complaint to the police,” Tuck said. “The apparatus of the police then turned up with a search warrant based on cannabis for own use situation.” Rudd was arrested in November last year after police found methamphetamine and cannabis while executing a search warrant at his home in New Zealand. Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «