Alabama Shakes drummer Steve Johnson released on bail following child abuse charges
Alabama Shakes drummer Steve Johnson has been released on bail following child abuse charges made against him.Last month (March 24), Johnson was arrested after a grand jury indicted him on charges of wilful torture, wilful abuse, and cruelly beating or otherwise wilfully maltreating a child under the age of 18.The drummer was taken to Limestone County Jail following his arrest, and had his bond set at £15,600 ($21,500).After being arrainged at the Limestone County Courthouse in Athens, Alabama yesterday (March 7), he was then released upon the payment of four bonds totalling $26,500 (£19,250), as local news outlet WAAY reports.Prior to yesterday’s hearing, Johnson’s lawyer Nick Lough maintained that the drummer is innocent of all charges,