Ratt Drummer Addresses Arrest Report

"The stories of a relationship problem I had in December 2009 are significantly overstated. To my friends and fans, you know how gossip over public figures can get blown out of proportion. What is being disseminated is not within my character and an insult. I was arrested, not charged for this misunderstanding we had last month. Public record shows that the 'suspected felony' charge was dismissed by D A s office.

"I consider this the end of a unfortunate personal family issue that has seeped its way on to the computer screens around the globe."