Alabama Shakes drummer indicted on child abuse charges

Published 1:00 am Monday, March 29, 2021

The drummer of the Alabama Shakes was arrested last Wednesday after allegedly violating conditions of his probation.

Steven William Johnson, 36, was indicted on charges of willful torture/abuse of a child and booked into the Limestone County Jail with bail set at $21,500. An arraignment date is set for April 7.

Johnson pleaded guilty to violating a domestic violence protective order in March 2020 in Limestone County, records show. He received a suspended sentence of one year in jail with 24 months on probation.

The Alabama Shakes have been on hiatus since 2018.