AC/DC drummer admits 'threatening to kill', but may not be convicted
euronews (in English)
2015-04-21
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Phil Rudd is used to being under the spotlight. But in a New Zealand court on Tuesday (April 21) the AC/DC drummer came under a different kind of scrutiny.
He pleaded guilty to one charge of threatening to kill and possession of cannabis and metamphetamine. A second charge of threatening to kill was withdrawn on Tuesday, while an earlier accusation of attempting to procure a murder had already been dropped,
AC/DC : le batteur Phil Rudd plaide désormais coupable #rock #AC/DC #batteur #PhilRudd http://t.co/OFtv7vBxTf pic.twitter.com/Qca5bIVSf5— Culturebox (@Culturebox) April 21, 2015
Tauranga district court heard the musician wanted a former employee “taken out.” However, Rudd’s lawyer said the comment was made in anger when the launch of his solo album didn’t go well.
“This matter was, essentially, just an angry phone call,” said lawyer Craig Tuck, “that resulted in the police getting a search warrant, believe it or not, for possession of cannabis… and a cell phone.”
Tuck
He pleaded guilty to one charge of threatening to kill and possession of cannabis and metamphetamine. A second charge of threatening to kill was withdrawn on Tuesday, while an earlier accusation of attempting to procure a murder had already been dropped,
AC/DC : le batteur Phil Rudd plaide désormais coupable #rock #AC/DC #batteur #PhilRudd http://t.co/OFtv7vBxTf pic.twitter.com/Qca5bIVSf5— Culturebox (@Culturebox) April 21, 2015
Tauranga district court heard the musician wanted a former employee “taken out.” However, Rudd’s lawyer said the comment was made in anger when the launch of his solo album didn’t go well.
“This matter was, essentially, just an angry phone call,” said lawyer Craig Tuck, “that resulted in the police getting a search warrant, believe it or not, for possession of cannabis… and a cell phone.”
Tuck
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