In a Central California county named after the prevalence of migratory Monarch butterflies, the lead singer of a Los Angeles-based shock rock band made himself into a one-man font of terror for residents and visitors alike last week, authorities in the Golden State say.
Anthony Mehlhaff, 40, is the frontman for Cancer Christ, whose music can variously be described as hardcore punk, thrash, or speed metal. The defendant now stands accused of a litany of crimes including kidnapping, reckless driving on a highway, vehicle theft, burglary, robbery, theft, battery, resisting arrest, and vandalism, according to Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office records.
On Aug. 21, the alleged spree of mayhem began at a restaurant on California State Route 120. There, according to a press release issued by the sheriff’s office, Mehlhaff touched a pregnant server’s stomach and told her: “The spirits led me to you and your baby belongs to me, and what time is your break because I will be waiting for you.”
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Fish Camp is an old logging camp and tourist stop located on Highway 41 on the way to Yosemite and is one of those 'don't blink as you're passing through or you'll miss it' places. I hesitate to call it a town because I don't think there's more than 25 actual residents.
At any rate, this is probably the most exciting thing that's ever happened there. They'll be talking about it for years.
