By Chuck Stanley

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Monday February 28, 2005

STATIC-X GUITARIST TRIPP EISEN

Static-X guitarist Tripp Eisen has been arrested for "crimes against children". The New Jersey based "Asbury Park Press" newspaper is reporting the guitarist, whose real name is Tod Rex Salvador, is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he met on the internet.

Tod Rex Salvador, who goes by the stage name Tripp Eisen, a guitarist for Static-X, was apprehended Thursday in Orange County, Calif. by two detectives from New Jersey, authorities said.

Salvador, of Burbank, Calif., was charged with kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, luring to entice a minor through the Internet and endangering the welfare of a child. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 30 years in prison on the kidnapping charge alone.

When Det. Scott Crocco of the Old Bridge Police Department and Det. Sgt. David Jones of the state police encountered Salvador, he had just gotten out of jail.

Police in California arrested Salvador on Feb. 10 after finding him sleeping in a parked car with a girl with whom he had just had sexual intercourse, said Jon Fleischman of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

Salvador was charged with committing a lewd act with a child and was released after posting $100,000 bail, Fleischman said.

Following his arrest Thursday technically on a fugitive warrant from New Jersey, Salvador was turned over to the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana, Calif. He is being held there without bail while he awaits extradition to New Jersey, authorities said.

Here's another excerpt from the news report:

Police said the Sayreville girl met Salvador on a Web Site where he used the screen name "groverygodadat" under the heading "never married male looking for female."

"He tells the girl he's a fan of the band and portrays himself to look like the guitarist in (Static-X)," Rehmann said.

He drove out to Old Bridge on Jan. 7 from Pen Argyl, Pa., in a truck belonging to a Pennsylvania relative, said Lt. Robert Weiss of the Old Bridge Police Department. Salvador, who once lived in New Jersey, was back in Pennsylvania from the West Coast on an extended holiday visit.

Police said he had consensual sex with the Sayreville girl in the truck in the parking lot of the shopping center. The girl's mother found out about the assault and went to Old Bridge detective Thomas Montagna, Weiss said.

Salvador's arrest log
Salvador's booking information

MUDVAYNE

Mudvayne singer and lyricist Chad Gray talks about the song "Happy?"

GRAY: "'Happy?''s a question, it's not a statement. I think every person comes to a point in their life where they have to reflect, and ask themselves if they're happy with the way they've carried themselves up to this point, or are you truly happy in your life? From the guy working the job that he's really not getting anywhere and maybe should switch careers, to the woman that's getting her ass beat every day, you know, it's a question that people should ask themselves and make changes."

"Happy?" appears on the album "Lost and Found", due April 12th.

METALLICA'S "SOME KIND OF MONSTER"

Metallica's documentary "Some Kind of Monster" won Best Documentary at the 2005 IFP Independent Spirit Awards, which were held this past Saturday in Santa Monica, California.

According to the press release, award winners are chosen by the 9,000 members of the Independent Feature Project, which is a non-profit organization.

DIMEBAG DARRELL ESTATE

The "Star Telegram" newspaper has published an article on the estate of the late Dimebag Darrell.

Here are a few excerpts:

The estate is estimated at $700,000 -- with his 4,230-square-foot Dalworthington Gardens home valued at $450,000 and his personal property listed at $250,000 -- although the value of any copyrights he may own was not specified.

Darrell Abbott's girlfriend, Rita Sue Haney, also attended the concert, Rasco said. Haney, whose address in court documents is listed as Darrell Abbott's home, is not named as a beneficiary of the estate. She could not be reached for comment.

"It's a little preliminary to talk about specifics, but Rita's going to be provided for," Rasco said. "Darrell knew her since the third grade."

According to court documents, the family is asking the probate court to name Vinnie Paul Abbott the administrator of the estate because it is "necessary to recover damages due the estate."

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