RollingStone.com is reporting that the long, strange saga of Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe and the Czech Republic is not over. The prosecutor has officially filed manslaughter charges against the vocalist in regards to a 2010 incident at a show in Prague. During the band’s set a fan ran on stage and fell after Blythe pushed him, causing injuries that eventually led to his death. A statement from Lamb of God’s manager Larry Mazar can be seen below.
We believe that Randy responded professionally to the numerous amount of fans rushing the stage that day, a number of them captured on videos that have been posted on the internet… We have testimony from the venue operator that acknowledges lax security and an improper barricade being used that evening. Numerous testimonies from fans also were contradictory as to the actions of the multiple fans that tried to access the stage.
The incident came to the forefront this past June when Blythe was arrested and spent over a month in a Czech prison. Blythe has maintained that he will return to the Czech Republic and stand trial.
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