When asked by a person on
Twitter how he felt about
LAMB OF GOD frontman
Randy Blythe "slaughtering" a fan during a Prague concert two years ago, leading to
Randy's arrest past Wednesday when he tried to re-enter the country,
DISTURBED frontman
David Draiman replied, "[
Randy] didnt 'slaughter' anyone. The kid jumped on stage and started a brawl, and
Randy defended himself. That his life was lost in the process is truly unfortunate, but
Randy is my friend and he's no murderer. I feel for the child and for the family and for
Randy, but you have to understand that ever since
Dimebag Darrell [late
PANTERA/
DAMAGEPLAN guitarist] was assaulted, shot, and murdered on stage by a 'fan,' all of us have been very defensive/cautious of anyone jumping up on stage. I'm not saying that it's OK, or justified, or anything like that, only that it's an unfortunate/tragic set of circumstances, and that I know
Randy's intention was not to kill the kid. That's my opinion. I've heard yours. That is all."
Blythe, 41, is accused of causing the fatal injury that occurred at
LAMB OF GOD's May 24, 2010 show in Prague. The singer apparently either pushed or struck a 19-year-old fan named
Daniel N. who had come on stage, and that person died 14 days later of bleeding in the brain.
According to
WTVR-TV, another Czech online news site,
Aktualne.cz, has published statements from a witness — a friend of the victim — who said the fan wasn't using drugs or alcohol and fell back directly on his head. The victim lapsed into a coma and died two weeks later.
The crime of which
Blythe is being accused is punishable by up to ten years in prison, according to popular Czech news web site
Novinky.cz.
