Dave Abbruzzese, former drummer for Pearl Jam, is wanted in Texas on two drug charges. He has been a wanted man in the Lone Star State since September on a charge of drug possession and on a charge of manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance. There is also a $1,000 reward for any tips that lead to his arrest, Consequence of Sound noted.
The possession is a misdemeanor that carries with it a $4,000 fine or a year in jail. It is the second charge that could be problematic for the percussionist. If found guilty, Abbruzzese could serve five-to-life in prison, as delivery of a controlled substance is a felony in Texas.
Abbruzzese joined Pearl Jam in 1991 following the departures of original drummer Dave Krusen and his replacement Matt Chamberlain. He finished out the tour in support of Ten, and the percussionist stuck around for three years, lending his chops to classic PJ albums Vs. and Vitalogy.
Abbruzzese played on hits like "Daughter," "Better Man" and "Not for You." He was fired following the completion of Vitalogy because he reportedly did not agree with the band's plan to boycott Ticketmaster venues, which they did with new drummer Jack Irons in the mid-'90s.
"When I got fired, I thought I was meeting with Stone to talk about working with [U2 producer] Daniel Lanois," Abbruzzese told Spin in 2001. "I was thinking, man, we should work with somebody who'll take this band somewhere and let us be magical rather than go drag our feet and just poop out some records. We could take a s**t on a piece of Styrofoam and people would buy 2 million before they smelled it. So let's go make something amazing."
Matt Cameron hooked up with Pearl Jam in 1998 following the breakup of his former band Soundgarden. Cameron has been with PJ ever since and has contributed to five albums, including 2000's Biurnal, 2009's Backspacer and 2013's Lightning Bolt.
All-in-all, the group has had five different drummers. They joked about constantly replacing percussionists in Cameron Crowe's 2011 documentary Pearl Jam Twenty, below:
