Grammy-winning Cage The Elephant vocalist Matt Shultz has actually published $10,000 bail and waits for a February hearing in New York City on charges he unlawfully had 2 weapons in his belongings.
Shultz was jailed Thursday night at a Lower Manhattan hotel with 2 crammed guns. Authorities were called when somebody saw him take a weapon from his pocket. The 39-year-old seemed intoxicated, cops stated.
He was charged with criminal ownership of a gun after police officers discovered the weapons in his space at the Bowery Hotel. District attorneys stated they likewise seized 11 Polaroid pictures of the weapons consisting of some that portrayed “a hand holding, pointing of the gun.”
In addition, 6 handwritten notes were discovered, “among which mentions in compound: ‘I will secure myself if I am assaulted,'” according to district attorneys.
Cage the Elephant is understood for the 2015 album Inform Me I’m PrettyThe group won Best Rock Album at the Grammys in 2020 and 2017, and Best Alternative Music Album in 2015.
Shultz’s lawyer stated in court the weapons were acquired lawfully and signed up, however not in New York.
The vocalist is arranged to appear in court on Feb. 22.