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Poison Drummer Arrested on Rape Charge

Posted Mar 29, 08 10:00 AM CDT in Gossip,  Crime & Courts 

(Newser) – The drummer for '80s hair band Poison was hit with a rape warrant upon returning from New Zealand, E! Online reports. Richard Ream, 46, better known as Rikki Rockett, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Mississippi casino resort where he was staying. Officials arrested him at customs in Los Angeles, and he spent the night behind bars; he was released Tuesday, pending a Mississippi extradition order.

Rockett’s accuser said the incident occurred September 23, and she filed a police report soon after. Rockett, who lives in LA, had been in New Zealand for a metal concert. The former hairdresser from Pennsylvania founded Poison with high school pal Brett Michaels in the mid-'80s, and the band had a string of hit albums.

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Drummer Rikki Rockett arrives at the Guitar Hero III "Legends of Rock" launch party in Los Angeles, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.   (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett arrives at the Guitar Hero III "Legends of Rock" launch party in Los Angeles, in this Oct.2007 file photo.   (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, file)
Drummer Rikki Rockett, left and Bobby Dall of the rock group Poison perform at the Guitar Hero III "Legends of Rock" launch party in Los Angeles, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.   (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
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