David Lee Roth Nabs Alleged Intruder
Ex-Van Halen Singer Holds Man With Shotgun
POSTED: 1:13 p.m. EDT May 1, 2003
UPDATED: 1:21 p.m. EDT May 1, 2003
Note to potential intruders: if you go toe to toe with singer David Lee Roth, get ready to face the fire.
A publicist for the ex-Van Halen lead singer said that Roth nabbed an alleged intruder bearing a knife who snuck onto his estate in southern California last Saturday.
Roth woke up at 3 a.m. to the sound of breaking branches, and found the man carrying a knife had scaled the 10-foot wall around his estate.
Roth cornered the man with a shotgun and held him until the police showed up.
"Anyone found bearing arms here at night -- will be found here in the morning," Roth said.
The boisterous rock and roller sang joined brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen, and bassist Michael Anthony, to form Van Halen in 1974, and quit the band in 1985.
Roth was replaced as the lead singer by Sammy Hagar, a successful solo artist. A few years after Hagar and Van Halen parted ways, the ex-lead singers embarked on a co-headlining tour together.
A publicist for the ex-Van Halen lead singer said that Roth nabbed an alleged intruder bearing a knife who snuck onto his estate in southern California last Saturday.
Roth woke up at 3 a.m. to the sound of breaking branches, and found the man carrying a knife had scaled the 10-foot wall around his estate.
Roth cornered the man with a shotgun and held him until the police showed up.
"Anyone found bearing arms here at night -- will be found here in the morning," Roth said.
The boisterous rock and roller sang joined brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen, and bassist Michael Anthony, to form Van Halen in 1974, and quit the band in 1985.
Roth was replaced as the lead singer by Sammy Hagar, a successful solo artist. A few years after Hagar and Van Halen parted ways, the ex-lead singers embarked on a co-headlining tour together.
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