AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has plead not guilty to counts of threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis in court on Tuesday. He did not appear in Tauranga District Court in New Zealand, but instead had his lawyer enter the plea.
Rudd, 60, was also arrested last month on murder-for-hire charges, but those charges have since been dropped. His lawyer, Paul Mabey, said at the time there was “insufficient evidence to justify” it. He was accused of trying to arrange for two men to be killed.
According to New Zealand Herald, a trial will likely ensue next year in the remaining charges against the rocker. The next court date is scheduled for February 10.
The remaining charges hold a maximum of seven years in jail.
Police raided his mansion in November after three witnesses stepped forward to accuse him of "attempting to procure murder,” where law enforcement found the drugs and he collected the additional charges.