Poison's Rikki Rockett Arrested on Rape Warrant

Posted Mar 28th 2008 8:00AM by TMZ Staff

The drummer for everyone's fave 80's hair band, Poison, was arrested Monday on a rape warrant out of Mississippi as he got off a flight from New Zealand at LAX.

46-year-old Rikki Rockett was busted by the Airport Division of the LAPD as he was going through customs. As the LA Daily News first reported, Rockett, a former hairdresser whose real name is Richard Ream, was transported to the L.A. County Jail, where he was booked on a felony fugitive sexual assault warrant out of Neshoba County, Mississippi. Where Rockett is exactly right now we don't know.

Information about the warrant and specific charges was not immediately available.

Rockett and singer Bret Michaels -- high school classmates -- founded Poison together. He was in New Zealand to reunite and perform with other original members of the band at Rock2Wellington, a huge heavy metal show.

Story developing ...

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61. This is awful if true. Rikki was diagnoed with herpes in the 90's, even Bret (BFF) has joked about it. That's why he turned vegetarian. I don't think she was rapped, I think she's burned and trying too get even.

Posted at 11:37AM on Mar 28th 2008 by this is nasty

62. You got to be kidding me! This guy's real name is Richard Ream. He was born to do porn with a name like that! Hilarious!

Posted at 11:43AM on Mar 28th 2008 by Jizzo57

63. Back in the day, Women lined up to get raped by a member of Poison- Now poor Rikki Rocket can't even get a Hick from Mississippi to give it up willingly!
That's just sad... Imagine what Bobby Dahl has to do for a hookup these days...GEESH!

Posted at 12:06PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Amazing T!

64. I do not think for one min that he raped anybody. I live in Mississippi and I know how these girls are here. Rightous on Sunday and party on the weekends.

Posted at 12:10PM on Mar 28th 2008 by aw

65. Just a correction, Rikki & Bret were NOT high school classmates. Rikki attended Cedar Cliff High School in Camp Hill, PA (also my alma mater), and Bret went to Mechanicsburg High School in Mechanicsburg, PA.

Posted at 12:29PM on Mar 28th 2008 by HDK

66. Kelli, you are an idiot.

Posted at 12:33PM on Mar 28th 2008 by vj-dj

67. #68 Watch Pulp Fiction much? Isn't that pretty much Ving Rame's line after the rape scene, word for word?

Posted at 12:57PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Kitten

68. No Waaaaaay! I don't buy it. If you are a Poison fan and know aaaaanything about the band members you would know to wait for the rest of the story.

Posted at 12:57PM on Mar 28th 2008 by B.Bo

69. This story is exactly that. A STORY, some opportunist trying to get something for nothing. Rockett is not that type of person, he has not one single violent bone in his body, I don't even think he' capable of getting angry to that point. This is total CRAP. whoever this PERSON is, she needs to do the right thing, this could ruin the rest of this man's life.

Posted at 1:24PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Lynne

70. Per Metal Sludge's "Long & Short Of It" rock star penis guide....
http://www.metalsludge.tv/home/
http://www.metalsludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=54
listing 101

Rikki Rockett / Poison
Rikki has a huge "rocket"! About 9 + inches! He's a gentleman. He opens doors, asks if it is o.k. to smoke or use your bathroom, and will go out to eat with you. He'll even give you his real telephone number! Very creative guy and I've never heard of him getting a bad report! Just like Bret, he doesn't like "his girls" to be with other guys while it's ok for him to be with other girls.

Posted at 1:28PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Jeff D

71. I still remember when I first saw the album cover to look what the cat dragged in......"damn these chicks are HOT!"....I'd like to think I'm not the only one who thought that....

Posted at 2:22PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Fernando Valenzuela

72. My mom has worked for Rikki for 20 years and there is no way this is true. He is a great guy and a wongerful person. Good luck Rikki

Posted at 2:26PM on Mar 28th 2008 by vanessagarcia

73. I smell an Ashton Kucher set up...

Posted at 2:58PM on Mar 28th 2008 by lola62

74. #18 JuicyGirl. Sweetie, you're right, it doesn't work like one of those 20 year old - 10 minute ones.

At 48 it's just getting started, getting better all the time,comes with some benefits the young'uns can only dream of, AND usually has a lot more money attached to it.

Remember this when you're in your 40s little girl.

Posted at 3:16PM on Mar 28th 2008 by It works! It works!

75. It works? Are you single? lol

Posted at 3:26PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Yikes.

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