Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been sentenced to eight months in house detention for drug possession and making threats to kill.
The 61-year-old star, who was born in Australia, had initially denied the charges against him but changed his plea in April, admitting he threatened to kill a former employee.
And when police questioned the AC/DC rocker about the incident, they found a stash of marijuana and methamphetamine.
It’s been confirmed Rudd will serve his eight-month sentence at his beachfront home in Tauranga, New Zealand, with Judge Thomas Ingram warning the musician that he would face jail if he breached the conditions.
Rudd – who thanked fans for their support when he arrived at the court – had actually faced a jail term of up to seven years for the threat charges.
Originally, Rudd was charged with attempting to procure a murder.
However, that charge was subsequently dropped, as was a further charge that he also threatened the daughter of the victim.
Rudd is not currently part of AC/DC and what’s more, he has not been invited to join them on their tour of New Zealand and Australia later in 2015.
Phil Rudd sentenced to eight months in house detention
