Ex-QOTSA Star Nick Oliveri Spared Jail Following SWAT Team Stand-Off
Monday, 06 August 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Former Queens of the Stone Age star Nick Oliveri has been spared jail following his arrest in July last year, which saw him get into a stand-off with a S.W.A.T police team.
The bass-player had a rather frantic run-in with the law last summer, after taking his ex-girlfriend hostage and refusing to let her go, despite a specialist police force surrounding his house. But, even though he faced charges of domestic violence, firearms violations, and drug offences, Oliveri won’t be going down for a potential 15 years - and will instead face 200 hours of community service, three years of felony probation, and 52 weeks of anger management.
His lawyer Freddy Sayegh revealed: “Mr. Oliveri agreed to plead to one count of possession of cocaine and a dismissal of the remaining six felony counts.” The six dismissed charges included two counts of possession of a controlled substance with a firearm, one count of possession of a controlled substance, and one misdemeanor count of resisting, obstructing or delaying a police officer.
So, in case you’re ever thinking of running round with coke, meth, guns, and your girlfriend whilst taking on a police SWAT team, remember - you could end up in anger management.
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