AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd appeared in a New Zealand court today after breaching his bail conditions, the New Zealand Herald reported.
Rudd is facing charges of threatening to kill and drug possession, and is forbidden to have contact with any of the complainants or witnesses named on the charge sheets, the Herald said. He breached a non-association condition by having contact with a witness in the city of Tauranga earlier today, according to the report.
After the encounter, Rudd sped off in a waiting car. He was subsequently apprehended and handcuffed by police. He was not arrested, the newspaper said.
The breach was entered on the court record and Rudd was released on new bail conditions that include a ban on him taking illicit drugs, the Herald reported.
Rudd was arrested on Nov. 6 on charges including attempting to procure murder, which was subsequently withdrawn. He has pleaded not guilty to the remaining charges.
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(Published by BBC – December 4, 2014)