3 Doors Down Responds To Bassist’s Arrest

Harrell was arrested and charged with a DUI in D’Iberville, Miss., after police received a call that a man was slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle, according to the Sun Herald.

The paper notes that the bassist showed signs of being impaired and he was charged with a second-offense DUI for a substance other than alcohol. After being booked Harrell received a cash bond of $1,789.

Harrell had already made headlines earlier this year for a past run-in with the law in D’Iberville. In January the bassist lost an appeal of his driving while impaired conviction that stemmed from a 2012 automobile accident where he crashed his Cadillac into the back of a pickup truck.

The musician is also facing multiple charges including vehicular homicide by intoxication and unlawful possession of a controlled substance based on his involvement in an April 2013 accident near Nashville that left another driver dead.

Here’s 3 Doors Down’s statement in full:

“According to accounts in the press yesterday, a long-time member of 3 Doors Down, Todd Harrell, has been arrested in Mississippi in a drug related DUI charge. Last summer, Todd was suspended from the band and not allowed to participate in any 3 Doors Down performances, pending the resolution of criminal charges filed against him last year in connection with an automobile accident. Following yesterday’s incident, the band has extended Todd’s suspension indefinitely. We take this action to protect the image and integrity of the band and to encourage Todd to address and resolve his problems.”

Instead of getting the appeal he wanted during January’s hearing, Harrell was fined $1,000 (with $250 suspended), given a suspended two-day jail sentence, and ordered to enroll in substance-abuse and victim-impact classes, according to the Sun Herald.