Grammy-winning Alabama Shakes drummer Steven William Johnson charged with child abuse and torture

ALABAMA Shakes drummer, Steven William Johnson, has been charged with child abuse and torture.

The member of the Grammy Award-winning rock band was arrested on Wednesday on charges of wilful torture, wilful abuse and cruelly beating or otherwise wilfully maltreating a child under the age of 18, it has been reported.

Johnson is being held in custody at the Limestone County Jail with a bond of $21,500 set.

It is not currently clear whether Johnson has an attorney.

Johnson pleaded guilty in March 2020 to violating a domestic violence protection order in Limestone County.

He received a suspended sentence of a year in jail, with 24 months on probation.

The Athens, Alabama-based band has been on hiatus since 2018, when lead singer Brittany Howard decided to focus on her solo project.

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