Dance Gavin Dance’s Jonny Craig Arrested on Drug Charges

by Ryan Minic | Oct 20, 2011

Following Wednesday’s announcement of Dance Gavin Dance’s hiatus, it has been learned that band frontman Jonny Craig has been arrested and charged with two felony counts of narcotics possession and a misdemeanor related to possession of narcotic paraphernalia, reports UnderTheGunReview.net.

Craig’s bail is currently set at $15,000, and he is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.

Dance Gavin Dance were forced to cancel their Go Big or Go Home! tour, which was set to kick off next month, due to Craig’s unreliability.

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