Journey’s drummer, Deen Castronovo has once again been arrested for assault.
According to TMZ, police in Salem, OR were called to Castronovo’s home on Sunday morning where he was arrested. He was taken to the Salem police station where he was booked for assault, coercion and menacing and released on bail.
Although it is not known who else was involved in the incident, Castronovo was arrested in January 2012 for an incident with his girlfriend of the time that included him ripping the phone from her hand when she tried to call her father. In that arrest, he was charged with assault in the 4th degree, criminal mischief in the 2nd degree, harassment, coercion and interfering with making a report.
Castronovo has previously played with bands such as Bad English, Social Distortion, G/Z/R and backed Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai and Paul Rodgers. He replaced Steve Smith in Journey in 1998.
Journey’s next show is Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl. It is not known if Castronovo’s terms for bail included his ability to leave the area to perform with the group.
Deen Castronovo, the Noise11 interview
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