Kevin M. Allin, known in the rock world as GG Allin, was arrested Sept. 9 [1989] and charged with assault to do great bodily harm less than murder.
The felony charge stems from what Ann Arbor, Mich. police allege was an incident in April where Allin allegedly beat and burned a 25-year-old woman in her apartment.
According to a report in The Ann Arbor News, the woman spent 12 days in University Hospital and had burns that were the result of exposure to flame or extreme heat for a period of at least 20 minutes, police reported.
Following a court order that Allin be given a psychiatric examination, Allin told the paper, "I didn't want an adjornment. I know I'm not guilty. I don't need to see a shrink. I want to go on with this, prove this is a bum rap," he said.
"Look, this woman invited me and the band to her apartment. She wanted us up there. She got mad because the whole band wouldn't come on her. She never objected to anything at the time," Allin was quoted as saying.
"He's into sadism and masochism," Ann Arbor Police Dectective Mary Smith said of Allin. "He told me during an interview before arraignment that what he does on stage is all part of his rock 'n' roll performance. He said, 'My fans expect it.'"
Smith and Detective Frank Hoy agreed that Allin's actions and lifestyle are among the most bizarre they have encountered in decades of police work.
"It's a weird case with a weird defendant," Hoy told the Ann Arbor reporter. "He's a strange one. He's knocked all his front teeth out hitting himself with microphones during acts. He's bloodied his head hitting himself with microphones. He beats spectators. He exposes himself."
Allin "claims he's going to finish his career on Halloween night 1990 by committing suicide on stage and taking some spectators with him," Smith said. "Hopefully it won't be here."
Allin was arrested by U.S. Secret Service agents who had been watching hm after learning that Allin had been writing letters to John Hinkley. When agents ran Allin's name through the national law computer network, they discovered the assault warrants issued by Ann Arbor. He was then extradited to Ann Arbor.
Bail was set at $10,000.
Linda Perry of Muskegon, Mich., believing in Allin's innocence, has established a defense fund and has more information about Allin's case.
Letters to her or Allin can be sent to
PO Box 0851
Muskegon, MI
USA
phone number is 616-728-7181
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