Puddle of Mudd’s lead singer, Wes Scantlin, has been arrested after a reported standoff with police.
The rocker was pepper-sprayed by law enforcement after allegedly resisting arrest.
Scantlin was pulled over for a traffic violation by police in Burbank, California. During the stop, officials discovered Scantlin had an outstanding warrant from a previous crime for allegedly having a weapon at an airport, according to TMZ.
The Blurry singer allegedly refused to step out of his Hummer H2 after several requests from law enforcement, prompting them to call in a crisis negotiator. After Scantlin continued to resist, he was reportedly pepper-sprayed by officers.
When the pepper spray still didn’t entice the musician to exit his vehicle, SWAT members were deployed to break his car window and shoot non-lethal pepper balls to get him to surrender, TMZ reports
The Stoned singer was then reportedly taken to a hospital to flush out his eyes. He was ultimately arrested for his outstanding warrant and the new charge of resisting arrest. His court date is scheduled for 20 August.
In 2017, Scantlin was arrested for allegedly attempting to take a BB gun on a plane at Los Angeles’ LAX Airport while boarding a flight to Texas.
