Tensions between the disbanded Florida music group ran so high that the drummer was allegedly humming Molotov cocktails inside a former bandmate’s home on Wednesday.
Separated drummer Daniel Jon Taddeo, 29, reportedly broke into his former bandmate’s living room wearing a skull mask while brandishing a sledgehammer and wrench. local 10. He then threw a makeshift explosive Molotov cocktail into the living room, the paper reported.
“Okay, I’m not a bad person,” Taddeo later told local police, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10. (Related article: Rockstar drummer Jim Gordon sentenced to life for murdering his mother at age 77)
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According to the report, police records show Tadeo has a history of causing havoc and vandalism at his former bandmate’s North Miami Beach mansion. He “scared” the musician and his family for “weeks,” the report said.
Local 10 reports that the man is suspected of destroying a home’s doorbell camera and breaking a window in May. A few days later, Taddeo scratched the same window as the door handle, the media said. Miami-Dade County detectives assessed the damage at about $10,000, the paper reported. (Related article: “Drummer Washed Up: Mötley Crüe Bassist Nikki Sixx Slams Carmine Appice For Gossiping Band”)
Police arrested Taddeo on Wednesday on various charges, including “arson, a first-degree felony.” Second-degree felony for firing or throwing a deadly missile. Aggravated stalking, a 3rd degree felony. 3 misdemeanor charges of over $1,000, 3rd degree felonies,” Local 10 reported.
A judge set $10,000 bail for Drummer at Thursday’s court hearing, but the man remains in custody at Turner Knight Correctional Center as of Friday.
