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AC/DC Drummer Accused In Murder Plot

Diana Crandall |
November 5, 2014 | 9:52 p.m. PST

Associate News Editor

Phil Rudd appears in court today amidst charges of possession and intent to murder. (Tony Wall/Twitter)
Phil Rudd appears in court today amidst charges of possession and intent to murder. (Tony Wall/Twitter)
The drummer of AC/DC is making headlines tonight after a raid on his New Zealand home revealed that the rock star was in possession of cannabis, methamphetamine, and intent to kill.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Wednesday that Phil Rudd appeared in New Zealand’s Tauranga District Court. Police say that along with possession of illegal drugs, Rudd, 60, is charged with attempting to procure a murder. 

Online news publication Stuff.co.nz reported that Rudd did not enter a plea when he appeared in court wearing a gray sweater and jeans. Pictures of his unshaven face entering and leaving the courtroom appeared on Twitter shortly after he was released on bail.

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Rudd has been court ordered to cease all contact with the hit man he allegedly attempted to hire. 

The SunLive news website published a quote from a police official indicating that the information leading to the raid on Rudd’s house was given to law enforcement by a member of the public. 

Stuff reported that Rudd is to appear in court in three weeks to address the issue. 

AC/DC most recently made headlines after the co-founder and guitarist of the band, Malcolm Young, retired from the group and was diagnosed with dementia.

Reach Associate News Editor Diana Crandall here.

Information curated from Stuff.co.nz, The Sydney Morning Herald, BBC News, CNN, and the Huffington Post.



 

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