Lamb Of God Front Man Randy Blythe's Bail Doubled, Complaint By Prosecutor Dismissed

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New details have now come to light in the ongoing saga of Lamb of God front man Randy Blythe being held in the Czech Republic. Blythe had previously posted bail but remained in custody due to a complaint filed by the prosecutor in the case.
Praha.idnes.cz is now reporting that the prosecutor’s complaint to block Blythe’s bail has been dismissed, however his bail has now been doubled to $400,000. It is unclear if the additional bail has been paid or if Blythe will be released.
Blythe is being held on manslaughter charges in connection with a Lamb of God show in 2010 when a 19 year old fan was allegedly pushed off the stage and subsequently died several weeks later. The band has remained fairly quiet on the issue in the three weeks Blythe has been detained, so far only issuing the following statement:
"First of all, thanks to everyone who has reached out in support of Randy and each of us in this terrible situation. It’s noted and very much appreciated.
"We have been keeping our heads down and not speaking out due to the fluid nature of the situation and the constantly changing information that even we receive daily. Within an hour things can do endless 180’s. It’s maddening to try and make heads or tails.
"We’re taking the time to speak to you as it has been a significant period of time since this situation began and while nothing is immediately clear to any of us, we are not trying to keep anyone in the dark.
"We have reached out and are making use of the resources we have acquired to help our brother who is still detained in Czech jail.
"In the two years since, we were never notified of anything related to this incident. Randy is our brother and we assure you, we are all staying very positive for him, working endlessly behind the scenes to provide any and all assistance possible.
"The best we can do is to stay positive and continue to support our friend that we know is innocent. We know that justice will prevail and we will continue to do our part to support our friend."
Read the full article at Idnes.cz.
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44 Comments on "Randy Blythe's Bail Doubled"
4. writes:
I'm still not sold that it's a political conspiracy, but any credebility of the whole "He'd be held in the US for manslaughter" went right out the window. This is clearly a cash grab. And the whole "It is unclear if the additional bail has been paid or if Blythe will be released." thing leads me to believe 400K won't be enough either. I'm betting they won't let up until they clear a cool mill.


6. writes:
What the hell, don't they have any regulations!?
It should normally not be possible to just double a bail like that, there should be a certain amount of bail for every charge on the person, not just "well give me twice the money and maybe I'll let you out".
THOSE people are the criminals! What the heck!
I don't get behind all of this, it might all be a money grab, but they gotta realise that this is extremely bad reputation they're creating, I'm questioning if it's worth either 200 or 400,000. They might try to upper it to a milion, but where's the point? Is that worth it for them? Maybe there's a political activist group behind the charge, like some mad people against Metal or something..?
By the way: To the first poster - this has nothing to do with Lamb of God anymore. It doesn't matter if you like them or not, it's just about human sense and respectful behaviour (or in this case: non-respecting). It's just all gotta be a giant bad joke!

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16. writes:
i was released on bail with no cash up front, but i guess thats cuz it was only 3500... but THIS is f***in retarded!! How can you double someones bail? To me, the only way u can do that is if he killed someone in jail via self defense again... And i have to say even in Canada when i was charged with assault i had defended MYself as well... even though i wasnt the one to swing first, i still got charged. i had to get a lawyer and spend 6000 to get my charged withdrawn due to the evidence being in my favor, but i still lost a sh** load of money... This law system isnt there to serve justice for the moraly justified, its there to only service and pay those who work the laws... its f***in bullsh** i tell ya!!
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17. writes:
branded brings up some good points, but randy is hardly a global famous celebrity. Yeah, he's pretty famous in the metal community, but he could probably do his own grocery shopping in almost any major american or european city without being recognized. He is being robbed blind by the czech government. Maybe they think most metal singers are multi-millionaires...they're not. 200k is probably several months or more worth of hard touring work. I do feel bad for the kid that died but locking randy in a cage won't bring him back to life. Agnostic Front said it best "There's no justice....its just us." Every decade has its share of anti-metal hysteria and persecution I guess.
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20. writes:
just send in the navy seals. Obama would be like "let's get our man back" and when the czechs want they're ransom we'll just be like "i don't negotiate with terrorists" and then our boys go in, guns blazing. helivac randy out of there then hollywood can make a movie about it and the jews can make money off of it, the american people get their celebrity back, and its all win-win-win.
god bless 'murica
21. writes:
I can't believe this whole episode. Bail doubled? There's just nothing normal about this one. Seems really shady, all of it. Agreed, finally. Seems like a true money grab.
Well well, Branded, post #12. Bravo. A class act.
Us f***ing leaches, sucking the money out USA.
Would love to hear for example how my country has done so, though.
27. writes:
http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=8930
His legal team paid the extra bail, and he's still detained until "documents are filed," which means at least until Monday. The prosecutor can still object and the judge makes the final decision.
Czech Bail Bonds: Dial 1-800-UR-f***D
29. writes:
Necrovomito, are the Czechs terrorrists? Since when, may I ask?
Wow, you do indeed learn something new every day. It was only yesterday that Branded informed me that Finland is stealing money from the Americans.
I never knew that either, and no matter how hard I try to find some more info on it, I simply cannot. Must be classified.
Ok, yes I agree. This whole thing just stinks. In all it's honestty, as someone who has been to Czechs Rep and had a great time there, I just can't believe this rip off.
31. writes:
yea spiral, its become the norm....blame america for your countries probs and ol obama will send you billions of our dollars to appease the anti-american haters...or just strong arm the weak sissy a$$ govt and they will cave in and send you weapons, money, sex slaves, whatever you want...
32. writes:
Branded, that's quite different to what you were referring to in your post #12.
Just guess how p***ed off I am about high tax Finland sending out some 4 billion Euros (some 4,9 bliion USD) of our tax payer's money to salvage the spanish banks (bunch of crooks), Spain being a low tax country.
I just hate to see you generalise.
Really, there's no "The World against USA" operation going on. There just ISN'T.
Sure, there are a bunch of lunatics, fanatics, Manchester United fans and other wackos who want to see the rest of the world suffer, but they're targeting ALL of us. Not just the USA. We've been saved cos they can't find Finland on the map. Yet.
You know, Branded, I still consider you as a buddy and frankly, I like you cos I can understand where you're coming from. No bs, I do. As someone from a AAA rated country, there are plenty of users and abusers, and Nothing, absolutely nothing is fair in this life.
And as someone who's been around here at MU since about 2005, no, I still won't go anywhere near your balls.
34. writes:
wolf, if you lived here in the usa and saw how our govt has sent our $$$ to other countries that dont fkn deserve it you would feel the same fkn way....billions and billions are wasted on countries that hate us and are only pushing the pVssy govt into giving them $$$, but people not from america dont see it that way....so i can see why you cant see that....
42. writes:
not putting anything in your fkn mouth....its the same the world over...we dont know about your country (overall)and you dont know about ours (overall)...what your country tells you about ours is what you know...and what we see about yours is what we know....the propaganda machine spins everything for everybody differently.....
43. writes:
Not quite, Branded.
My country doesnt tell me anything about the USA.
I actually had to come over to find out myself.
"...and what we see about yours is what we know".
And what the f*** do you know about my country? Just curious.
No wait. I guess I know: USA = the kingdom of heaven. Other countries = hell.
Right?
44. writes:
w/e...im saying what we see on the news, documentaries, etc is what we know about your country.....but other countries propaganda machines, just like the u.s. govt propaganda machine spins the real truth to w/e they want it to be....thats what im saying....now go change your diaper...
usa = soon to be 3rd world ghetto toilet from all the PC liberal pvssies who have turned it into the toilet it is becoming...
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1. Ehhhhhh...... writes:
No big loss.