LAMB OF GOD vocalist RANDY BLYTHE has kept his promise and is preparing for his trial as he has been charged with manslaughter (or bodily harm in the 4th) in relation to the 5/2010 death of stage diving fan (DANIEL NOSEK) PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC.
Last DECEMBER, LAMB OF GOD vocalist RANDY BLYTHE was officially indicted on manslaughter charges (bodily harm in the 4th degree) in relation to the 2010 death (at the now CLOSED, ABATON,Prague, Czech Republic) of a stage diving fan, DANIEL NOSEK.
Prague, Czech Republic court now has officially set a trial date (2/4/2013), RANDY BLYTHE has pleaded innocent and vowed to return to court to clear his name. Regarding RANDY BLYTHE's manslaughter charges (bodily harm in the 4th degree), BLYTHE paid $400,000 in bail in Prague, Czech Republic court.
RANDY BLYTHE's trial (2/4/2013) will be a four day ordeal via a panel of judges as he could be sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison. RANDY BLYTHE could appeal to the Supreme Court if he loses a judgement against him.
FROM RANDY BLYTHE (LAMB OF GOD) ON INSTAGRAM: "And so it begins, I am calm and prepared. Everyone thanks for your thoughts and prayers. Have a nice day y'all."
FROM DENIK.CZ:http://www.denik.cz/galerie/blythe-metal-soud-zabiti.html
Prague - A court in the Czech Republic certainly come to be able to clear his name. This last means of television cameras repeatedly pleaded his fans and the Czech judiciary metal vocalist Randy Blythe, frontman of American band Lamb of God. And it also kept. Blythe arrived at the meeting in person from the United States.
Fan succumbed to the effects of injury
His alleged killing spree during the first (and presumably last) appearance Blythovy band in Praguesurvived three years ago in a club Abaton young fan who is excited about the music he wanted to get up on stage with their idols. According to the testimony of others at the concert there tried repeatedly to climb - but he failed. His last attempt apparently vigorous waving thwarted directly Blythe - according to some concert reviews on the internet that day particularly wild, but this concert visitors meant more as a compliment - a young man who had to drop off the stage.
Unfortunately, it turned out that it was a deadly sweep. Fan during the fall to the ground striking his head. Young man, for whom music was a hard way of life and also had his own band, took paramedics to the hospital - where he later succumbed to the effects of injury. In that time, but they were the band members with Blythe who knows when. Their departure had no resistance.
Arrested at the airport
Czech detectives have a suspect but foreigners ambushed before the second concert, which was to be held in late June last year in a club environment RockCafé. Happened. Blythe was arrested at the airport and ended up in remand prison cell. Behind bars in Pankrác stayed five weeks. journeyto freedom had opened up paying eight million bail - at twice the featured vocalist annual income, according to him, it reached $ 200,000. Police crackdown was a shock not only for fans and concert organizers, but also for the band members themselves including Blythe.
"I really do not know that I hurt one of the fans," he said last August, when the Czech bond left and then departed from the Czech Republic. Repeatedly but stressed that it wants to avoid trial and a trial arrives back; that appear in the courtroom, was confirmed by lawyer Vladimir Jablonsky. quoted his words and Fan blog lambofgod.wz.cz. "It may be that the concert played on Dec. 16 in Seattle was the last live performances Lamb of God for a long time, "recalls the threat of high sentence.
What exactly happened during his performances, will now try to map the court. The trial rozplánoval presiding judge of the Municipal Court in Prague, Tomas Kubovec to Friday. But one can assume that the negotiations stretch considering proposals to supplement the evidence and examination of other witnesses. This would suggest fresh challenge and lawyer Martin Radvan which, through the aforementioned blog is looking for participants Blythově defense fateful concert in Abaton.
Vendula Fižová and Milan Holakovský
FROM SLASH: Czech prosecutor is moving forward w/indictment of Lamb of God's Randy Blythe. This is to be an incredible waste of time, money and energy.
FROM DOC COYLE (GOD FORBID):My thoughts are with my buddy Randy Blythe in the wake of news of his indictment. I pray he gets a fair shake.
FROM OVERKILL: Thoughts go out to good friend Randy Blythe for his trial next month
FROM DAVID DRAIMAN (DISTURBED):
BEST WISHES TO RANDY
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-GOOD LUCK RANDY!!- \m/ -l-