Indie rock veteran Neil Hagerty of Royal Trux and the Howling Hex was arrested and charged with three felonies last month stemming from an incident in which he allegedly attacked Denver police officers who were performing a well-check. In the wake of his arrest, Hagerty’s wife Terrilyn set up a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise money for his legal defense and mental health treatment. It raised $22,441 from 389 donations but has since been canceled due to GoFundMe’s policies. Terrilyn has started over on a different platform, GiveSendGo.
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Neil Hagerty of Royal Trux and Howling Hex was arrested this month in Denver for allegedly attacking a group of police officers who were performing a well check on him, including slashing one officer across the throat with his own badge. Now, as the Denver Post reports, Hagerty, 57, has been charged with three felonies related to the incident: one count of second-degree assault of a police officer and two counts of attempting to disarm a peace officer.