It has now been
two weeks
since the arrest and detainment of Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe. Since stepping off the plane in Prague on June 27, Randy’s life was changed forever. He hasn’t been allowed contact with his wife, his family, his friends, or band.
Other than his attorneys who speak very little english, Randy has been cut off from the outside world. For all Randy knows, the metal world might not even care about his incarceration, and that has to be the most lonely and isolated feeling in the world. For two weeks he has sat in that cell being detained for something he didn’t do.
One would think that in the 24 months since Daniel Nosek’s death, the prosecutor could have figured out if a crime had been committed. Even Daniel’s uncle has admitted that the prosecution has botched the case from day 1. Sadly, Randy still hasn’t been charged, and the game goes on.
Blythe was allowed to go free after three days in custody. In Czech Republic, everyone is allowed bail unless they are charged with terrorism, rape, or murder (not manslaughter). Blythe was granted bail per the law. He even paid the $200,000USD in bail only to have it later denied by the prosecutor.
Now with no bail hearing currently scheduled, and no charges filed against him, Randy Blythe sits in legal limbo in a foreign jail. According to Czech law, people in jail awaiting trial come up for bail every 90 days. The prosecutor can accept bail or deny it.
The only reasons for which bail can be revoked are: the defendant might commit the crime again, might taint witnesses, or might flee the country. We assume that it is the latter that is keeping Blythe locked up.
The video footage that has come out has been very telling and eye-opening. When we originally began reporting on this case, we were under the assumption that Randy most likely pushed a kid off the stage and due to a bad fall, ended up in a coma.
Fans in attendance have always stated that Daniel was on stage three times. We found three instances of Daniel on stage and Randy barely lays a finger on him.
We also showed that a security guard hired by the venue threw Daniel head first into the ground with a lot of force the third time he got on the stage. The video shows Daniel stagger a bit, get up and pass by the camera with a large gash in his head.
Following the release of the footage, friends of Daniel began shouting that there was a 4th time he was on the stage and that was when it happened. We went back and watched the footage we have of the Lamb of God three song encore and found nothing. That doesn’t mean Daniel never was on stage a fourth time, it just means the footage we have didn’t capture it as there are a few moments where the crowd gets in the way, the cameraman is shooting Willie or Mark, etc. For the sake of argument, let’s assume Daniel did get on the stage a fourth time.
This fourth time would be following when he stage dove, following when the security guard shoved him off the stage face first, and following when the security guard body slammed his head into the guardrail. This fourth time would also be following a verbal warning from the security guard to “not go up there anymore.” Daniel was told to stay off the stage. The barricades are there for a reason. They are not part of the band’s set. They are made out of steel to keep people from bypassing them. (Agencies)