Dude from Gym Class Heroes Arrested

Police arrested Travis McCoy, lead singer of Gym Class Heroes, on Tuesday in Missouri on assault charges. The incident occurred at Gym Class Heroes show in St. Louis, after an audience allegedly shouted a racial slur at Travis.

“Somebody in the crowd was taunting Travis with racial slurs,” the band’s manager Bob McLynn said. “Travis invited him onstage with the intent of calling him out in front of the crowd, with absolutely no intention of a physical altercation. When he tried to help him onstage, the guy hit Travis in the knee area, forcing Travis to defend himself. At this point, a scuffle broke out.”

According to Rolling Stone magazine, McCoy apologized immediately following the incident. “I’m sorry,” he told the audience. “But when someone calls you something that’s ignorant and that offensive, you have to bash their head in with a microphone.”

Travis invited him onstage with the intent of calling him out in front of the crowd, with absolutely no intention of a physical altercation…

I’m sure, because that kind of thing always works out so well.

Anyhoo, Travis (who is currently dating hot-ass Katy Perry) was later released on $500 bail.

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Published 7/2/08 by


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