Pentagram’s Bobby Liebling Jailed For 18 Months
By Scott Munro
October 25, 2017
Pentagram frontman Bobby Liebling has been handed an 18-month jail sentence by a court in Maryland.
The singer was arrested earlier this year and pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree assault, but pleaded guilty of the abuse/neglect of a vulnerable adult-custodian. It is believed the victim was Liebling’s mother.
According to court papers, the 63-year-old was jailed for 18 months and upon his release, he’ll be placed on three years of supervised probation.
Pentagram bassist Greg Turley has issued a statement about the situation and has slammed the vocalist for his actions.
Turley reports that 2015 and 2016 were the busiest years ever for the band, but he sensed “something was ending.”
He adds: “I just didn't know what. Dealing with Bobby and his reoccurring demons was bringing us all down. Same story from the past, I know. Honestly, I thought Bobby would end up dying before we played another show. Turns out, he didn’t die, just went off the rails and ended up assaulting his mom.
“Pretty much the worse thing someone could do in my opinion. He assaults the one and only person that has always taking up for him? Wow! Just horrible.
“He’s now serving time in prison. Looks like he’ll be there for the next 18 months – that’s a lot of time to reflect on bad decisions and bad habits.”