Things have quieted down since last week's motion by the prosecution to reject Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe's bail, and subsequent cancellation of the band's tour with Dethklok and Gojira. At this point, we are waiting for the municipal court hearing and to see if the judge will again overrule the prosecution. Blythe has been sitting in a Prague prision for over a month now, on allegations of manslaughter stemming from a 2010 show in Prague where he allegedly pushed a fan off stage, leading to head injuries sustained by the fan that eventually lead the fan's death.
Today. Prague Post reporter Jonathan Crane appeared on 105.9 The X radio station in Pittsburgh to talk about the case and clarified something we've all been asking about: how can somebody who paid bail still be locked in prision? Here's what he had to say:
"Yes, this is the confusing thing. He posted bail, originally, of $200,000 — that was at the start of his arrest. I mean, this has been going on now for over a month; I think he was arrested June 27, so already more than a month. That was challenged by the prosecutor. The prosecutor challenged the amount of bail and also he said that Randy Blythe could re-offend if he was let out of jail, which seems a bit ridiculous to me, but that was what the prosecutor said. That appeal was thrown out by the Municipal Court, but they did agree to increase the bail, so they doubled it to $400,000. That's also been posted. So this is the strange thing for people in the United States, and also for me as a Brit from England, usually when you post your bail money, you're free to go, but the Czech Republic has a slightly different system in that the prosecutor can file complaints against the bail, and this is what's happened here. So, yeah, $400,000 is currently sitting in the Czech court, but Randy Blythe is still in jail."
Hopefully, we'll hear something definitive this week about the case. You can read more transcriptions from the interview and listen to the whole thing at Blabbermouth. Read all of our previous coverage on this case here.
