KFIX Rock News: Journey Drummer Arrested Monday On New Charges, Including Rape and Sexual Abuse

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo is facing several new and very serious charges apparently in connection with his June 14 arrest after he allegedly injured a woman during a domestic dispute.

Oregon’s Statesman Journal reports that the 50-year-old musician was arrested again via grand jury indictment Monday on charges that include first-degree rape, second-degree sexual abuse and unlawful use of a weapon.

A public-information officer for the Salem, Oregon, Police Department tells ABC Radio that Castronovo’s arrest on Monday came after he violated a court order directing him to have no contact with the woman he allegedly assaulted.

According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the full list of charges he’s facing also includes four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of second-degree assault, two counts of menacing, one count of coercion, one count of second-degree criminal mischief and three counts of contempt of court.

The Salem public-information officer reveals that many of the new charges came about following further police investigation into the June 14 incident. Castronovo currently is being held without bond and is due back in court today, June 30, at 3 p.m. PT.

The drummer was first arrested June 14 by Salem, Oregon, police and charged the following day with fourth-degree assault and menacing. Castronovo subsequently was released after he posted a $20,000 bond. At the time of his release, Deen was directed by a judge to have no contact with the woman he allegedly assaulted. The new arrest came after Castronovo violated that order.

Following the June 14 incident, Journey announced that it would be using a fill-in drummer, Omar Hakim, on its forthcoming North American summer tour “due to Deen Castronovo’s pending issues.”

Castronovo also was arrested in January 2012 following an alleged assault on a woman. After an alleged violent argument with an ex-girlfriend in Oregon, he was arrested on a number of charges, including coercion, fourth-degree assault, second-degree criminal mischief, harassment and interfering with making a police report.

TheStatesman Journal reported that Castronovo eventually agreed to a plea deal that called for him to attend anger-management classes and do 80 hours of community service.

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