AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd murder plot charge dropped

BBC News ^ | 6 November 2014 | Last updated at 23:00 ET

[Olog-hai]

The drummer of hard rock group AC/DC, Phil Rudd, has had a charge of attempted to arrange a murder dropped in New Zealand.

Mr. Rudd’s lawyer said the charge was dropped because of lack of evidence.

Australian Mr. Rudd will still face charges—announced on Thursday—of possessing drugs and of making threats to kill. […]

Mr. Rudd’s lawyer, Paul Mabey, said the “charge alleging an attempt to procure murder should never have been laid”. […] He described the drug charges as “minor” offenses and said the musician would defend the charge of making threats to kill, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years in jail. …

[Salamander]

Done dirt cheap.

[lefty-lie-spy]

I’m happy to hear this. It would have been sad to see him go down on such a charge if it went to trial.

[dinoparty]

What a weird story.

[Michael.SF.]

Mr. Rudd’s lawyer, Paul Mabey

That has all the ear marks of an Abbott and Costello bit:

Q: Can you tell us the name of your attorney Mr. Rudd?

A: Mabey

Q: Mr. Rudd, this is a series matter. Can you state his name?....

[Olog-hai]

Or Jack Benny and Mel Blanc.

[Blue Jays]

Whew, that was a close call for Phil Rudd.
Given The Dog A Bone.

[RC one]

Rock or bust...or both. Can’t wait to see them again.

[Slings and Arrows]

I hadn’t heard that Malcolm Young was suffering from dementia. I wonder whether it’s age-related, or due to his alcohol problems?

[TigersEye]

That’s a very sad thing. 61 is young to have dementia but I found out that a contractor I used to work for has had Alzheimer’s since his early to mid 50s. You never know what’s coming.

[Berlin_Freeper]

STATIC-X Frontman WAYNE STATIC Dead At 48

[Slings and Arrows]

Very true. Life can damn sure sucker-punch you.

[Jonty30]

The always travelling lifestyle could also be a factor. It is stressful to often not being able to call a place your home.

[Slings and Arrows]

They wrote a song about that. Naturally, it’s awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBBl7S08kbw

[Stevenc131]

“The always travelling lifestyle could also be a factor. It is stressful to often not being able to call a place your home.”

‘Ride On’ is a pretty good statement about that (by AC/DC).

Gram Parsons sang ‘Wheels’, another pretty good traveling song:

We’ve all got wheels to take ourselves away
We’ve got telephones to say what we can’t say
We all got higher and higher every day
Come on, wheels, take this boy away

[dennisw]

this idiot is on meth

[rawcatslyentist]

It would have sold some tickets to their shows.

Live convicted murder for hire drummer chained to drum kit.

[Freestate316]

Just because the murder for hire charges were shot down in flames, it’s no excuse to keep making puns

[trebb]

Just another jump the gun and report rumors instead of waiting for facts deal. Happens a lot - even here.

[TurboZamboni]

With a Flick of the Switch the Guns for Hire story was lost in the Badlands.