Wednesday, February 12, 2014

'Master of Disaster' Duane Peters, So-Cal Skateboarding Icon, Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges

He apparently launched a full-blown FTW" Facebook rant on Friday morning, and then was arrested that night.

At LAT, "Skate-punk icon Duane Peters charged in domestic violence case":
Professional skateboarder and punk rock singer Duane Thomas Peters, nicknamed “The Master of Disaster,” was charged Tuesday with assaulting his girlfriend at their Long Beach home.

Peters, 52, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on a felony count of willful infliction of corporal injury, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. His arraignment was originally scheduled Tuesday but was postponed.

Peters was arrested Saturday in the 4000 block of East 3rd Street in Long Beach, police Sgt. Megan Zabel said.

Prosecutors say that shortly before midnight Friday, Peters became angry with his girlfriend and assaulted her at their Long Beach home.

Neighbors heard the commotion and intervened, prosecutors said. They were able to restrain Peters until police arrived and arrested him.

The victim suffered injuries to her body.

Peters remains in jail in lieu of a $50,000 bail bond.

Peters is a skateboarding’s pioneer.


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