Alabama Shakes drummer Steven William Johnson arrested for alleged baby abuse

By ANI
WASHINGTON: Steven William Johnson, the drummer for the Grammy-winning band Alabama Shakes, has been arrested on alleged baby abuse fees.

As per People journal, the 35-year-old drummer was arrested on Wednesday morning in Limestone County, Alabama. He is presently being held at Limestone County Jail on a USD 21,500 bond, in line with jail data.

Johnson was indicted on fees of alleged willful torture, willful abuse, and cruelly beating or in any other case willfully maltreating a baby underneath the age of 18. The drummer’s arraignment date is reportedly set for April 7.

This will not be the primary time that Johnson has been arrested. He was beforehand arrested in September 2019 for violating a home violence safety order in Limestone County. The order was filed by his ex-wife, who accused Johnson of threatening, harassing, stalking and choking her.

However, Johnson pled responsible to the misdemeanor cost in March 2020 and acquired a suspended sentence of 1 12 months in jail and 24 months on probation.

Johnson performed drums for Alabama Shakes from its formation in 2009 till the band went on hiatus in 2018 after lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard started a solo profession. The band additionally consisted of guitarist Heath Fogg and bassist Zac Cockrell.

The band had launched two albums, ‘Boys and Girls’ and ‘Sound and Color’. At the 2013 Grammy Awards, Alabama Shakes earned nominations for greatest new artist and greatest rock efficiency for the album’s hit single, ‘Hold On’.

After the discharge of ‘Sound and Color’ in 2015, the band took residence three Grammy awards for rock track, different music album and rock efficiency.

Howard launched her first solo album ‘Jaime’ in 2019, which earned her 5 nominations on the 2021 Grammys. Howard went on to win the award for rock track for single ‘Stay High.’ She additionally carried out throughout the in memoriam part of the ceremony, singing a bluesy rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ with Chris Martin of Coldplay.