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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd arrested again, days after threat to kill sentencing

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been arrested again in New Zealand and was behind bars on Sunday night. Details of the charges were unclear and police refused to confirm the 61-year-old had been arrested, less than two weeks after he was sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to threatening to kill and drugs charges. However, his lawyer, Craig Tuck, said Rudd would be appearing in Tauranga District Court on Monday. He added: "That’s all I can say for now and that’s all I am telling everyone who is calling.“

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Rudd is being electronically monitored at his Tauranga waterside mansion and must complete a rehabilitation programme after being sentenced on July 9. He has filed an appeal against the sentence. But it was reported that prostitutes were at Rudd’s home when he was arrested on Saturday night. Neither Mr Tuck nor the police would comment on the claims. When Rudd was recently sentenced to eight months’ home detention, the judge warned him that jail would be the next step if his "rock star lifestyle” continued. "I stone cold guarantee that’s where you’ll end up,“ the judge told him.