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Journey drummer arraigned on assault charge

Alisha Roemeling
Statesman Journal
Deen Castronovo

Drummer Deen Castronovo has been formally charged with assault after police say he physically injured a woman.

According to court documents, 50-year-old Castronovo, the drummer for the rock band Journey, was arrested around 9 a.m. June 14 by Salem police officers following a dispute that was described as constituting domestic violence.

At an arraignment Monday Castronovo was charged with fourth-degree assault and menacing. Marion County Circuit Judge Channing Bennett set bail at $20,000. Castronovo posted bail and was released, according to court documents.

The drummer, who resides in Keizer, has been ordered to have no contact with the victim.

Castronovo was previously arrested at his home on St. Helens Drive NW Jan. 20, 2012, after a neighbor called police to report a man and a woman fighting across the street. The woman identified herself as Castronovo's ex-girlfriend, according to a probable-cause statement.

Following the 2012 incident, Castronovo was charged with reckless endangerment, interfering with making a police report, second-degree criminal mischief and harassment according to previous Statesman Journal coverage. He was ordered to perform 80 hours of community service and attend anger-management classes as part of a diversion agreement.

Castronovo is set to appear for a plea hearing before Marion County Circuit Judge Donald Abar at 1:30 p.m. June 30.

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