AXL ROSE Arrested In Sweden After Drunken Brawl

27 June 2006

GUNS N' ROSES lead singer Axl Rose was taken into custody by the Swedish police Tuesday morning (June 27) after getting into a fight with a hotel security guard.

Officer Tove HГ¤gg told The Local the rock star was in a cell still drunk at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. She said he is being charged with damaging property, assaulting a security guard, and threatening police in the squad car on the way to the station.

If he is found guilty of violent conduct he could face up to four years in prison, the police spokesman said. If Rose were convicted of a misdemeanor, he would face up to six months in prison or a fine.

After GUNS N' ROSES' sold-out show at The Globe (attended by 13,100 people), the entire band вЂ” minus Axl вЂ” went to the nightclub CafГ© Opera at approximately 1:00 a.m. for an after-party. The enigmatic vocalist joined them at 2:20 a.m. and was immediately surrounded by a throng of leather-dressed blonde females and Swedish celebrities вЂ” including members of ACE OF BASE, BACKYARD BABIES and THE POODLES.

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