INDEPENDENCE, Calif. — Bassist Geezer Butler, a founding member of Black Sabbath, has been cited and released after an altercation at a saloon in Death Valley National Park.

The Inyo County, California, sheriff’s office said 65-year-old Terence Michael Butler of Beverly Hills was arrested after midnight on Jan. 27 at the Corkscrew Saloon at the Furnace Creek Ranch property in the national park.

The musician was booked into the Inyo County Jail for investigation of misdemeanor assault, public intoxication and vandalism.


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