FACT AND REASON OF THe WORLD: Saturday, June 30, 2012 Czech Republic Other stories from the Czech Republic 30 June 2012: Lamb of God vocalist arrested for Czech manslaughter 21 January 2012: First Czech Winter Olympics champion Jiří Raška dies at age 70 10 November 2010: Czech Republic Minister of Transport banned from driving 29 June 2010: Czech train derails, at least one dead 9 April 2010: Obama, Medvedev sign treaty cutting nuclear stockpiles ...More articles here Location of the Czech Republic To write, edit, start or view other articles on the Czech Republic, see the Czech Republic Portal Randy Blythe, vocalist of US metal band Lamb of God, has been arrested upon arrival in Prague, Czech Republic. Blythe is suspected of manslaughter after a fan died during the band's last visit, in Prague in 2010. A police spokesperson confirmed Blythe was arrested on Wednesday and a court was due to rule today on continued detention for the singer, who hails from Richmond, Virginia. The rest of the band has returned to Virginia after cancelling Thursday's Prague gig. Blythe on-stage in 2009, the year ahead of the incident in Prague. It is unclear if Blythe is to be, or has been, charged with inflicting bodily harm resulting in death. Details about the incident were sketchy. Initial reports indicated a fight had broken out, but the band's management denied this. A statement painted the following picture: "This incident deals with a fan that three times during a concert jumped the barricade and rushed Randy during the performance. It is alleged that the third time, security was not able to reach him and that Randy pushed him back into the audience where supposedly he fell and hit his head." Local media published statements from a witness and friend of the deceased, who said the dead fan was sober and drug-free, and landed on his head. There is fan footage of the show, but it is not known if any footage captures the actual incident. The fan died after weeks in a coma. The band has started the hashtag #FreeRandyBlythe on Twitter to establish grassroots support. Support has also come from musicians including Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, Sebastian Bach of Skid Row, and Oderus Urungus of fellow Richmond rockers GWAR, who said "This whole thing reeks" on Twitter. "All I can say is that I can’t recall that particular show let alone a fan being beaten on the stage" said Chris Adler, Lamb of God's drummer. "I think I would’ve noticed something like that considering the Dime thing" he added, a reference to the death of Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who was shot on-stage by a fan in 2004. "All we try to do is entertain; the fans are why we’re here. We would never try and harm anyone." Adler also offered his sympathies to the dead fan's relatives. A conviction would see Blythe facing a maximum sentence of ten years in prison.

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Saturday, June 30, 2012 Czech Republic Other stories from the Czech Republic 30 June 2012: Lamb of God vocalist arrested for Czech manslaughter 21 January 2012: First Czech Winter Olympics champion Jiří Raška dies at age 70 10 November 2010: Czech Republic Minister of Transport banned from driving 29 June 2010: Czech train derails, at least one dead 9 April 2010: Obama, Medvedev sign treaty cutting nuclear stockpiles ...More articles here Location of the Czech Republic To write, edit, start or view other articles on the Czech Republic, see the Czech Republic Portal Randy Blythe, vocalist of US metal band Lamb of God, has been arrested upon arrival in Prague, Czech Republic. Blythe is suspected of manslaughter after a fan died during the band's last visit, in Prague in 2010. A police spokesperson confirmed Blythe was arrested on Wednesday and a court was due to rule today on continued detention for the singer, who hails from Richmond, Virginia. The rest of the band has returned to Virginia after cancelling Thursday's Prague gig. Blythe on-stage in 2009, the year ahead of the incident in Prague. It is unclear if Blythe is to be, or has been, charged with inflicting bodily harm resulting in death. Details about the incident were sketchy. Initial reports indicated a fight had broken out, but the band's management denied this. A statement painted the following picture: "This incident deals with a fan that three times during a concert jumped the barricade and rushed Randy during the performance. It is alleged that the third time, security was not able to reach him and that Randy pushed him back into the audience where supposedly he fell and hit his head." Local media published statements from a witness and friend of the deceased, who said the dead fan was sober and drug-free, and landed on his head. There is fan footage of the show, but it is not known if any footage captures the actual incident. The fan died after weeks in a coma. The band has started the hashtag #FreeRandyBlythe on Twitter to establish grassroots support. Support has also come from musicians including Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, Sebastian Bach of Skid Row, and Oderus Urungus of fellow Richmond rockers GWAR, who said "This whole thing reeks" on Twitter. "All I can say is that I can’t recall that particular show let alone a fan being beaten on the stage" said Chris Adler, Lamb of God's drummer. "I think I would’ve noticed something like that considering the Dime thing" he added, a reference to the death of Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who was shot on-stage by a fan in 2004. "All we try to do is entertain; the fans are why we’re here. We would never try and harm anyone." Adler also offered his sympathies to the dead fan's relatives. A conviction would see Blythe facing a maximum sentence of ten years in prison.

Buffalo, New York — According to National Grid and NYSEG during an afternoon press conference, at least 300,000 people and businesses are still without power as the City of Buffalo, New York begins to clean up after the worst October lake effect snow storm in "137 years of records" being kept, according to the National Weather Service. The NOAA calls the weather event "unprecedented." Power in many areas may not be fixed until early next week. Electric crews from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania have been called in to assist in the clean-up efforts, but power to many areas may not be fully restored until next weekend.

Federal aid immediately available

The Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA has cleared the way for at least US$5 million to be given to Erie County and Western New York to be used for the efforts of cleaning up the city. Shelters will also be reimbursed for their services. Residents will also have a chance to be reimbursed for goods, food and water that they needed to purchase during the storm. Items such as bottled water, radios and flashlights could be among those items eligible for reimbursement, according to a press conference with city officials and National Grid this afternoon.

Hundreds of trees in Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs such as Amherst and Tonawanda are severely damaged and in many cases have to be cut down completely.

Erie County has been declared a natural disaster area and the Mayor of Buffalo, Byron Brown said in a press conference yesterday that the city and county will file several applications for federal aid and assistance with FEMA.

Flooding possible

A flood watch still remains in effect for much of the region, as melting snow pack is causing storm drains to over flow, and debris from trees is causing some drains to clog completely making many inaccessible to city workers.

Delaware Park, located near the Albright Knox Art Gallery, is nearly flooded as the banks of Hoyt Lake are beginning to over flow.

City workers are working to clear debris from a main storm drain near the overpass next to the intersection of Delaware and Forest Avenues.

Spoiled food

A local business, the Lexington Co-op on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo had to throw out nearly every perishable good in the store after being without power for almost 2 days. During the late afternoon on October 14, the Co-op acquired a generator which is currently supplying the entire store with electricity, but power itself has not yet been restored.

These pictures are just some of the very widespread damage caused by the storm. Many were taken within less than 1 mile from Forest and Elmwood in Buffalo.

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