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Indiana Rocker In Court On Meth Charge
Police: Summer Threw Meth From Car Before Traffic Stop
POSTED: 3:06 pm EDT May 12, 2009
UPDATED: 3:45 pm EDT May 12, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS -- Late-1980s pop artist Henry Lee Summer pleaded not guilty to a felony count of methamphetamine possession and other charges.Summer, whose real name is Henry Swartz, did not talk with reporters as he walked from a Marion County court hearing Tuesday.Summer was arrested May 6 after police say he threw drugs from his car during a traffic stop. Officers who tried to stop him for not using a turn signal say they needed pepper spray to subdue the singer.The 53-year-old scored two Top 20 hits in the late 1980s with "I Wish I Had a Girl (Who Walked Like That)" and his cover of "Hey Baby."He faces one count each of meth possession and obstruction of justice and two counts of resisting law enforcement.In 2007, Summer pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in connection with a September 2006 incident in which he hit four parked cars.
Previous Stories:
- May 7, 2009: Ind. Rocker Charged With Meth Possession
- January 29, 2007: Indiana Rocker Pleads Guilty To Driving While Intoxicated
- September 16, 2006: Indiana Singer Released From Jail Following Arrest
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