March 19, 2004 | AUSTIN, Texas
(AP) -- Two members of the Grammy-
winning Ozomatli and their manager
were arrested after the band's South
by Southwest music festival
performance spilled out onto 6th
Street.
Near the end of its performance at the
Exodus nightclub early Thursday, the
Los Angeles band left the stage and
marched through the crowd.
Once outside, police directed the
group to return to the club. A scuffle
followed, witnesses told the Austin
American-Statesman, which reported
the incident in its online edition.
Percussionist Jiro Yamaguchi, bassist
Willy Abers and band manager Amy
Sue Blackman-Romero were arrested.
Blackman-Romero was charged with a
city ordinance violation and
interference with the duties of a public
servant, jail records show. Abers, 30,
was charged with failure to obey the
order of a police officer. Yamaguchi,
36, was charged with assault on a
public servant.