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Arrest Warrant Issued For Kid Rock
Kid Rock was arrested Wednesday by Nashville police on charges that he punched a disc jockey at a strip club.
The
34-year-old rapper was released after posting a $3,000 bond on a charge of simple assault, a misdemeanor punishable by up
to a year in jail.
"Everything is wonderful. It was a beautiful night," Kid Rock said as he left the Criminal Justice
Center.
His arraignment was set for March 30.
A few hours earlier, Kid Rock had appeared before Night Court
Commissioner Howard Taradash. He chewed gum and laughed and joked with police officers as he stood in the dock -- a small
room with a large glass window that separates defendants from the commissioner and observers.
Authorities said he was
charged after a 2:50 a.m. altercation at Christie's Cabaret near downtown Nashville.
Police said 30-year-old Jerry
Campos of Cedar Hill, Tenn., was in the DJ booth when he exchanged words with someone in the audience. Believing his friend
had been insulted, Kid Rock demanded an apology.
Campos refused, and Kid Rock struck him in the face twice, police
said.
Television footage from outside the club showed Campos with a red mark on his face and holding his broken eyeglasses.
"They
said I broke his glasses? Who?" Kid Rock said to reporters after his release.
Police Lt. Calvin Hullett said Kid Rock
left through a back door of another strip club when authorities showed up to arrest him.
Police finally caught up with
him about 7 a.m. at an apartment near Vanderbilt University where the singer had been staying.
When police found him,
Kid Rock told them he had dodged them because he wanted to sober up before being booked, Hullett said.
Born Bob Ritchie,
Kid Rock was a Detroit-area hip-hop DJ when he broke through with 1998's "Devil Without a Cause," which successfully married
hard rock beats with rap lyrics.
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