Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart accused of beating up tour bus owner just days after allegedly assaulting a fan



He is already being hunted by police for allegedly assaulting a fan at a concert.

And now, former Grateful dead drummer Mickey Hart is being accused of beating up the owner of his band's tour bus.

A warrant was issued last week after the musician was accused of assaulting a spectator at a Mickey Hart Band show on September 8 at Terrapin Hill Farm in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

And today TMZ reported that another man has told police in Mercer, Kentucky that he too was attacked by Hart.

Another accuser: Ex Grateful Dead band member Mickey Hart has been accused of assault twice in a week

The accuser filed a report claiming the incident took place after Hart's manager called him over to the bus on September 7 because Mickey wanted to talk with him.



On entering the bus, he claims Mickey directed him to the back section, shut the door behind him and then proceeded to beat him up.



He said that the aging rocker 'threw me down, started [to] cuss [at] me, hitting me, pushing me around then told me to get off my bus.'



Hart has denied the story and told the website he was baffled by the 'bizarre' claim.

Wanted: A warrant has been issued for Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart after he was accused of assault

It is still unclear what actually happened at the concert last week, despite the victim filing a police report shortly after the incident and initiating the charges.

According to TMZ , it is standard practice in Kentucky to issue a warrant as soon as an alleged victim decides he or she wants to press charges.



Hart has yet to make any mention of the incident on his website or on Twitter.

According to his website however, he is currently in Ozark, Arkansas for a show at the Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival.

Hart, whose real name is Michael Hartman, played with the iconic hippie favourites from September 1967 to February 1971.

I moustache you a few questions: Police want to grill the star, seen here giving a thumbs-up salute with his bandmates in 1968

He also had a second spell with the outfit, which lasted from October 1974 to August 1995, when they officially disolved following the death of band leader Jerry Garcia.

However Hart has continued to work with his former bandmates, first under the moniker The Other Ones, before they changed it to The Dead in 2003.

He has also had a successful solo career, with his 1991 album Planet Drum spending 26 weeks at number one on the Billboard World Music Chart for 26 weeks, and also winning him the first ever Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.

The MailOnline also got in touch with Hart's management, but has yet to receive a response.







