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Alabama Shakes Drummer Arrested on Child Abuse Charges

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Ellise Shafer administratorSteven William Johnson, the drummer for Grammy-winning band Alabama Shakes, has been arrested and is facing child abuse charges.According to the Associated Press, Johnson was arrested on March 24 after he was indicted on charges including “willful torture, willful abuse and cruelly beating or otherwise willfully maltreating a child under the age of 18.”Johnson is currently in custody at the Limestone County Jail in Athens, Ala., with bond set at $21,500.

His arraignment date is April 7.Representatives for Alabama Shakes did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.In March 2020, Johnson pleaded guilty to violating a domestic violence protection order from his ex-wife, and received a suspended.

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