Murder-For-Hire Charges Against AC/DC Drummer Dropped

One day after AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was arrested for allegedly attempting to procure the murders of two men, the main murder-for-hire charge has been dropped. Greg Hollister-Jones – the Crown Solicitor of Tauranga, New Zealand, where Rudd was arrested – made the decision to withdraw the charge due to “insufficient evidence.” A press release from Hollister-Jones’ office, which advises the Tauranga government on legal affairs and would have been prosecuting the drummer, said that it had informed Rudd’s lawyers and police of his decision. The High Court will not be trying Rudd on this charge, though a spokesperson for the Tauranga Crown Solicitor’s office confirmed to Rolling Stone that Rudd still faces charges of threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis.
