Report: Former Poison Drummer Arrested On Rape Charge

By Access HollywoodMarch 28, 2008, 11:39 am PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Rikki Rockett, the former drummer for legendary 80's hair band Poison, was arrested on rape charges as he arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a flight from New Zealand, according to The Los Angeles Daily News.

The felony warrant reportedly stemmed from charges in Neshoba County, Mississippi.

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Specific details of the warrant were not immediately available.

The 46-year-old Rockett (whose real name is Richard Allan Ream) was booked in the Los Angeles County Jail on March 24, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's Web site.

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He was released on March 25, according to the Web site.

Rockett rose to fame in the 1980s as the drummer of Poison, alongside lead singer Bret Michaels, who has since launched himself back into the spotlight with his VH1 reality series "Rock of Love."

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  • KEPSITREAL
    NO MEANS NO PERVERT
    report abuseposted June 24, 2008, 3:55 pm PDT
  • sta_archidia_mou
    Rikki Rockett didnt rape anyone. HE was raped! STOP THE RAPE OF ROCK STARS NOW!!
    report abuseposted April 4, 2008, 8:43 am PDT
  • Cinnamon
    Just because these guys are rock (OLD) stars dosen't give them the right to take from a woman what she dosen't want to give. When they cross that line it puts them in the same class of some very sick individuals. No one is above the law even tho celebrities think they can buy their way out, and it usually works, an animal is an animal.
    report abuseposted March 28, 2008, 7:12 pm PDT
  • Cj M
    its sad men think its always bull when a girl says shes raped.
    report abuseposted March 28, 2008, 3:55 pm PDT
  • Leesy A
    could very well be he did rape someone..its not just cuz someone is pissed....and just cuz he's a rockstar, means it would just pissed of girl..This is serious! and making off like its not...is wrong!
    report abuseposted March 28, 2008, 2:10 pm PDT
  • JoNaS_tAfFy_LuVaR
    wat does rape mean
    report abuseposted March 28, 2008, 12:41 pm PDT
  • JoNaS_tAfFy_LuVaR
    idk it
    report abuseposted March 28, 2008, 12:40 pm PDT
  • clark6561
    Dont belive it for a minute he just pissed some %@!*# off
    report abuseposted March 28, 2008, 12:12 pm PDT

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