Ex-Bury Your Dead guitarist on trial for crimes

Former Bury Your Dead guitarist Eric Ellis is currently on trial in Florida for gang activities, having been originally charged with violating US federal racketeering laws last year. Ellis was a member of the Boston mosh metal band between 2004 and 2008.

According to the Florida Times-Union, Ellis and  fellow defendant Maynard Godwin were part of "a group of violent robbers and drug dealers who terrorized residents in home invasions from Ponte Vedra Beach to Beauclerc, robbed banks and beat people." The crimes reportedly took place throughout mid-2009. Four other defendants linked to related crimes have already pleaded guilty. Ellis' trial commenced in a court in Jacksonville, Florida this week.