Update: JOURNEY Drummer Deen Castronovo “High On An Overdose Of Methamphetamine” At Time Of June Arrest, Say Attorneys
July 3, 2015, 8 years ago
New details emerged Wednesday at a bail hearing for Deen Castronovo, the 50-year-old drummer for the rock band Journey, who attorneys said was high on an overdose of methamphetamine at the time of his June 14th arrest on charges that he assaulted a woman.
Marion County Circuit Judge Channing Bennett ordered that Castronovo remain in jail without bail, noting that he was a danger to the victim.
At the hour-long hearing, Marion County Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Gardiner said police had to break down the door of Castronovo's Southeast Salem home to arrest him on June 14th. Castronovo's attorney, Jeffery Jones, said he was first taken to Salem Hospital because of his overdose condition before being booked at the Marion County jail.
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