Jon Schaffer

Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer will be held without bail until the trial for his role in the Capitol riot commences. As Indiana news station WUSA-9 reports, a federal judge gave the ruling during Schaffer’s bail hearing on Friday. The guitarist is facing six charges for his involvement in the insurrection on Jan. 6, which includes engaging in an act of physical violence in a Capitol building after allegedly assaulting a Capitol officer with bear spray. Schaffer’s attorney, Marc Victor, argued that his client admitted he “used bad judgment” by attending the riots and wished he had a “do-over.” He also pointed out that Schaffer had no prior convictions and posed no danger to the community. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_...

When a group of insurgents stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 to protest the result of the presidential election, it was surprising to see musicians involved. One of the most infamous has come to be Iced Earth founder and guitarist Jon Schaffer (pictured above), and after spending a few days assessing the situation his bandmates issued a statement condemning his actions. “We want to thank those of you who have sent words of support in recent days,” bassist Luke Appleton wrote on Instagram. Some of you have been concerned by our silence, which we understand. We needed some time to properly process the information and find out some facts before we made a statement.” “We absolutely DO NOT condone nor do we support riots or the acts of violence that the rioters were involved in on January...