PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Journey drummer Deen Castronovo is being held without bail and facing a slew of charges including rape.
Castronovo, 50, was originally booked on assault, coercion and menacing charges on June 16 after Salem police were called to his home. He reportedly refused to come out of the house, but once officers came inside he surrendered.
The rock drummer now faces more charges from that and similar incidents beginning in April but mostly taking place in June 2015.
According to court documents, the charges include unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of menacing, one count of rape in the first degree, one count of sexual abuse in the second degree, four counts of assault in the fourth degree and one count of assault in the second degree, one count of coercion and one count of criminal mischief in the second degree.
Prosecutors allege Castronovo texted the woman 122 times and called her 35 times while under a court order not to contact her.
Among the text messages: “I love you,” “I hate you,” and “I’m going to kill myself.”
In seeking the minimum bail, his attorney said Castronovo has no previous history of abuse.
His attorney, Jeffrey Jones, says Castronovo was high on meth when he was arrested and would go to rehab if released.
The judge ruled Castronovo poses a threat to the woman and ruled there would be no bail.At another hearing on July 1, Castronovo was again denied bail. His next scheduled court appearance is July 7.
Castronovo has been with Journey since 1998, when he replaced Steve Smith.The Associated Press contributed to this report.