Steven William Johnson, who is best known for being in the hit rock band Alabama Shakes, has been cleared of a child abuse charge.
Alabama Shakes’ Drummer Steven William Johnson Cleared Of Child Abuse
According to reports, the Grammy winning drummer had been cleared after previously being arrested in March on the grounds of child abuse.
Although Steve denied doing anything of the sort, an investigation was needed in order to determine whether or not he had something to answer for. Now that he has been cleared, his attorney Nick Lough was glad to see justice being served.
In an official statement, Nick said: “Steve Johnson maintained his innocence the entire time. He had to wait for his day in court like so many people do. Thankfully, these charges have been dismissed.”
This begs the question, why did the police not convict when they had taken him in on such a charge. Well, it turns out that his attorney stated that this was only related to a case of ‘spanking.’
While such conduct has proven to be divisive, the authorities ultimately felt that there was no wider abuse that had initially been feared. Nevertheless, this story is not going to do Steve any good.
After winning a total of 4 Grammy Awards, his band decided to take a break in 2018 after their lead singer Brittany Howard forged ahead with his solo career.
But any hopes of having a potential comeback have been put on the back burner, especially since this story is only going to garner negative media publicity.
The response on social media was very mixed. A certain group of people questioned whether this was actually a case of child abuse. Meanwhile, others called for Steve to receive the highest punishment.
One person on Twitter wrote: “Noted that the details are scare but my god, he was already on parole for violating a restraining order! This man and his enablers (ie, record label, et al) should be held accountable.”
While another stated: “Do we have a new definition of child abuse? I’m pretty unclear at this point.” Regardless of what you think, Steve will no doubt be relieved that he can put this behind him.
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