Loopy City’s Shifty Shellshock Arrested for DUI Days After Bandmate Battle

Loopy City vocalist Seth Binzer (aka Shifty Shellshock) was arrested for DUI on Tuesday (April twenty fifth), a pair days after participating in a headline-making bloody fist combat along with his bandmate Bobby Reeves.

As beforehand reported, Binzer pummeled co-vocalist Reeves following a disastrous present in Myrtle Seaside, South Carolina, through which Binzer failed to indicate up till the top of the gig. Video footage confirmed Binzer repeatedly punching Reeves whereas accusing him of stealing his cash. Loopy City have been subsequently kicked off the “Nu Metallic Insanity Tour 2” by headliners Hed PE.

Now, TMZ has reported that the 48-year-old Binzer was detained in Myrtle Seaside on Tuesday after the police acquired a name a couple of attainable drunk driver in a black SUV who gave the impression to be falling asleep on the wheel. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered Binzer on the wheel with seen indicators of impairment. He was given a filed sobriety take a look at, which indicated that he was impaired whereas driving. He was then arrested and brought to the Myrtle Seaside jail.

Heavy Consequence accessed the police report, as ready by Officer C.J. Contino, and it reads as follows:

“On April twenty fifth, 2023, at roughly 1330 hours I responded to the realm of 33d Ave N and Kings Kwy in reference to a attainable drunk driver. A be looking out (BOLO) came to visit from North Myrtle Seaside a couple of black in shade SUV, with a California tag, touring into town limits of myrtle seashore, supposedly, everywhere in the highway failing to take care of its lane of journey. A short while later, myrtle seashore dispatch acquired a name a couple of black in shade SUV, with a California tag, within the space of 82nd Pky and Kings Hwy. The caller was stating that the motive force was falling asleep behind the wheel on the pink gentle and, whereas driving, the car was having hassle staying in its lane of journey. Officer Mackin was first to find the car when the decision got here in. Officer Mackin acknowledged he noticed the car driving and confirmed indicators of the motive force being impaired. I spoke to the offender as he was within the driver seat on the time of the visitors cease and no person else was within the car. The offender had very torpid motion and slurred speech. As a result of offender exhibiting indicators of impairment and officer Mackin’s statement, I requested the offender to take the usual subject sobriety take a look at (SFST). The offender acknowledged he would take the take a look at. On the conclusion of the take a look at there have been sufficient seen clues to point the offender was impaired whereas driving. He was positioned beneath arrest for driving beneath the affect and he was transported to the Myrtle Seaside jail.”

An outline subsequent to an accompanying mugshot (see above) describes Binzer’s blood-alcohol stage and standing as “lower than .10, second offense.”

Binzer, who has publicly battled drug habit on such TV reveals as Celeb Rehab and Sober Home, was beforehand arrested final yr in Los Angeles for DUI. He was additionally arrested in 2012 for battery and cocaine possession.

In kicking Loopy City off the tour, Hed PE frontman Jared Gomes defined, “Seth wants assist … we will’t simply sit by whereas he’s on the highway battling demons to the dying.” The “Nu Metallic Insanity Tour 2” (minus Loopy City) continues with Hed PE, Adema, and Tantric by way of a Might thirteenth present in Backyard Crove, California. Tickets are available here.

Loopy City are greatest recognized for his or her 2001 No. 1 hit “Butterfly.” The music video could be seen beneath.