Generally we come throughout information that makes it appear is that if there are actual life “Grand Theft Auto” characters strolling amongst us. Take the lead singer of an LA punk band who made his option to the opposite clever peaceable area of Yosemite Nationwide Park and allegedly spent the day tearing shit up in a really un-punk method.
The LA Instances experiences that Anthony Mehlhaff — lead singer of a punk band referred to as Most cancers Christ — could have become an actual life Trevor from GTA V on August 21. In response to native authorities, Mehlhaff started his Yosemite go to by harassing a pregnant waitress at a restaurant. It solely received wilder from there, in keeping with the Instances:
The entrance man for a hardcore Los Angeles punk band named Most cancers Christ faces a slate of felony expenses after allegedly occurring a “terrorizing trek” via Yosemite Nationwide Park and surrounding areas Wednesday, in keeping with native regulation enforcement.
Anthony Mehlhaff, 40, allegedly assaulted a restaurant worker, led park rangers on a automotive chase, crashed the automotive, stole a bicycle after which threatened staff at one other lodge with a knife, in keeping with Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese.
Then, Mehlhaff allegedly stripped to his underwear, tried to kidnap a retailer supervisor, stole that supervisor’s automotive and began ramming it into one other automobile on an area street, crashed once more and was taken into custody earlier than assaulting deputies throughout an evaluation at an area hospital, Briese wrote in a press release in regards to the incident.
“This man drove throughout our county terrorizing our guests and neighborhood members,” Briese mentioned. “I’m extraordinarily joyful that nobody was severely injured. This man’s conduct was erratic and harmful.”
Mariposa County Sheriffs arrested Mehlhaff and charged him with all the things from automobile theft and theft to kidnapping. He’s being held on $100,000 bail. In response to the Instances, in social media posts Mehlhaff refers to himself as “Saint Anthony” whereas he and his band appear to consider themselves as a faith and their followers, “congregants.” This description of the band’s music from its personal web site actually explains rather a lot:
“Spreading the gospel via their distinctive model of Reptilian Energy Violence, Saint Anthony and The Snake Folks have been despatched down from Heaven on a holy mission to make all politicians, pedophiles, and law enforcement officials undergo slowly,” the band’s web site learn.
Whereas that’s all nicely and good, actual punk rockers rage towards the system. They don’t terrorize harmless individuals simply going about their days. Appears Mehlhaff has rather a lot to be taught.
This story initially appeared on Jalopnik, our sister website, on Monday, August 26.
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