Alien Ant Farm singer Dryden Mitchell has been charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly utilizing a fan’s hand to the touch his personal crotch throughout a live performance in Florida. The incident occurred a pair months in the past, however costs had been simply filed on December thirtieth.

In accordance with The Every day Mail, Mitchell grabbed the hand of a 45-year-old male fan and positioned it onto his crotch whereas performing their hit cowl of Michael Jackson’s “Easy Legal” in Fort Lauderdale on October twenty ninth. In video posted to YouTube (watch under), it seems that the fan raised his hand within the air towards Mitchell, who then pulled it into his privates for a short second earlier than the fan pulled his hand away.

A police report obtained by Rolling Stone reads, “The lead singer of the Alien Ant Farm band, Dryden Mitchell, was on the stage in entrance of [victim] said he had his fist within the air and was making an attempt to get an image with Mitchell. [Victim] suggested that Mitchell grabbed his fist whereas it was within the air, and pulled the fist into his personal space (genital space) in opposition to his pants. [Victim] said he instantly pulled his hand away at that time.”

When reached by the Every day Mail, the fan said, “I do need to inform my story however I do must take heed to my civil legal professionals. I’ll be very happy to talk later. I do need the story on the market as a result of what occurred was not proper.”

Alien Ant Farm are finest identified for his or her aforementioned 2001 cowl of “Easy Legal.” The band’s most up-to-date album, All the time and Ceaselessly, got here out in 2015.

See footage of the aforementioned incident within the video under (on the 2:50 mark).