Former Escape the Fate singer on the lam

Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by aubin on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 5:00 PM (EDT)

Ronnie Radke, who parted ways with Escape the Fate shortly before the band released their full length debut, has apparently skipped out on parole and is currently hiding from police.

According to Fox 5 Vegas, the former Epitaph-signed singer was involved in a fight that led to the death of Michael Cook. While another man was charged with the murder, Radke was charged and convicted of battery for his involvement in the situation.

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scientistrock (June 14, 2008)

Time for a punknews edition of "Monkey on the Lam(b)"

TheRepoMan (June 15, 2008)

a scar on his left wrist... lol

shot_in_the_dark (June 14, 2008)

Was it a tickle fight?

MattRamone (June 14, 2008)

I guess it's "this blood on my hands is something I cannot forget"

shot_in_the_dark (June 14, 2008)

Are all of these jokes song references? I almost wish I'd suffered through a few of their records just so I could laugh along here.

Bakla (June 15, 2008)

I used to have a coworker that liked having trickle fights, very creepy

El_Mugroso (June 14, 2008)

he's hiding in the closet

Rudy87 (June 14, 2008)

I think everyone missed this one...

BUT I DIDNT!

FUCKING HILLARIOUS!!

hellhavenofury (June 15, 2008)

are you saying that he's gay and he's still in the closet because that's a pretty lame joke... honestly

TheRepoMan (June 15, 2008)

just sad... certainly not punknews material... that poorly executed gay joke was more fit for absolutepunk... they'll praise your godlike mediocrity.

HumanUnkind (June 15, 2008)

it's an r kelly joke surely?

po0p (June 14, 2008)

Run Ronnie Run

Lanemyer (June 14, 2008)

Come on dog, eat that vomit!

jumpkid_638 (June 15, 2008)

A hungry dog will eat anything!

blue_drink (June 14, 2008)

Haha! A scar on his left wrist...

MattRamone (June 14, 2008)

Hope it was down the road and not across the street.

cunt (June 14, 2008)

unfortunately it's doubtful- he is still alive, after all.

canaandrumzz (June 14, 2008)

Escape the Fate singer attempts to Escape The Cops.

...amirite?

SloaneDaley (June 14, 2008)

he must be trying to escape his fate wukka wukka.

jacknife737 (June 14, 2008)

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

GlamBalam (June 15, 2008)

lolololololololololololololololololololololololol

24HourPriapism (June 14, 2008)

that's mest up.

joeydevil (June 14, 2008)

so all band members who kill someone get a mest reference?

Rudy87 (June 15, 2008)

youre catching on, young grass hopper

King_Rodney (June 14, 2008)

HA!

GlamBalam (June 15, 2008)

Nick_V (June 14, 2008)

Escape the Fate? More like Escape the FUZZ!! WAH HA HA!!! OMG LOL

Nick_V (June 14, 2008)

Wait, wait, wait... Orange Jumpsuits are your latest fashion!!

Okay, that's it. I promise.

MattRamone (June 14, 2008)

I guess There's No Sympathy for the Dead lololololololololol

This story is just ripe with possible lulz.

MattRamone (June 14, 2008)

That's so fucking mest up.

MattRamone (June 14, 2008)

It's like he's trying to escape the fate of jailtime.

GlamBalam (June 14, 2008)

nice one!

shot_in_the_dark (June 14, 2008)

I giggled.

MattRamone (June 14, 2008)

How is it that everytime someone acts like a dumbass, their name or bandname is easily turned into some lame pun? It's kind of creepy. It's like the same meme and everything.

shot_in_the_dark (June 14, 2008)

I don't know why, but it's the reason I come to this place.

dX927 (June 15, 2008)

Did you know that before coming here or did you take a shot in the dark?

GlamBalam (June 14, 2008)

Ronnie Darko should really team up with Tony Lovato. It would be such a nice murder club. Way to go GTA IV

AlexSxE (June 15, 2008)

tony lovato reportedly did it in self-defense

GlamBalam (June 14, 2008)

Eventually Gil Grissom's gonna find him dead somewhere. "Heroine overdose". A donut and a coffe cup lying next to him. Sad story.

skaboom (June 14, 2008)

Nothing like a gigantic neck tattoo when you're trying to be incognito and hide from the police.

HumanUnkind (June 14, 2008)

I'll throw in another

That's Mest up.

red_eye_inc (June 14, 2008)

It's probably for the best if nobody finds him

jacknife737 (June 14, 2008)

Tony Lovato is stoaked.

GlamBalam (June 15, 2008)

yeah that's what I said. I bet they're gonna start a band together

jacknife737 (June 15, 2008)

I hope that actually happens, just for the lulz to be had here at .org

David_Arquette (June 14, 2008)

http://images.funadvice.com/photo/image/old/52744/Ronnie.jpg

He has a fucking Volcom tattoo.

Edia_Ave (June 14, 2008)

he also looks like a tranny.

jacknife737 (June 14, 2008)

lawlz

Diver (June 14, 2008)

He has a fucking Volcom tattoo.

Archangel (June 15, 2008)

How is that your biggest problem with that picture? Fuck.

hellhavenofury (June 15, 2008)

scariest picture i've ever seen. honestly. 2 girls one cup seems like porn compared this dude... wowza

GlamBalam (June 15, 2008)

two girls one cup is overrated

scientistrock (June 14, 2008)

Put him down for a new tat, tear, under his eye.

jlee562 (June 14, 2008)

It's always good to run from the cops when you're innocent. It convinces them that you have nothing to hide, obviously.

ArianeIsEatingADanish (June 15, 2008)

Oh snap!

Seriously though, that's a good point. He is clearly not a genius. Although I think that's a tortology considering that someone pointed out he has a fucking Volcom tattoo.

victim (June 15, 2008)

Is tortology another "in" joke or just a typo?

loreng (June 16, 2008)

The article says he was convicted on battery. That's not exactly "innocent."

JoeTheHoe (June 14, 2008)

maybe hell get off like r kelly

notfeelingcreative (June 14, 2008)

Being that he was in Escape the Fate, I'm willing to bet that he gets off the exact same way that R. Kelly does.

skaboom (June 14, 2008)

*golf clap*

red_eye_inc (June 14, 2008)

that was really good, good work. Like I'm going to try to engineer a conversation tonight on which I can use it. It's going to take some doing but I'm committed.

jg (June 14, 2008)

no pun intended?

jZero666 (June 14, 2008)

I hope you meant to do that. Because that ruled.

xmystax (June 14, 2008)

lets hope he never sings again. im suprised this lil pussy bitch had the balls to fight hahahaha

BlackStud8InchesRealGirth (June 14, 2008)

so scandulus

shot_in_the_dark (June 14, 2008)

Why the fuck does this keep popping up? If there's some kind of joke behind it, I'm not aware.

xmystax (June 14, 2008)

he is a cokehead knobhead taking advantage of his young an naive fanbase check his myspace

MattRamone (June 14, 2008)

It's like the same wording and everything.

scorpiondeathlock (June 15, 2008)

try weighted crunches, hanging leg raises, and seated v ups.

MattRamone (June 15, 2008)

Yeah totally.

dlangl4 (June 15, 2008)

What you can do is look to portioning.

ForgetThisPlace (June 15, 2008)

I thought that said "iam" like the dog food.

skasucks76 (June 15, 2008)

That would be "Iams", not "Iam".

LookBackAndLaugh (June 15, 2008)

What if he was leaving at a "walking pace"? Would he be on the Iamb?

softcoreseizure (June 15, 2008)

Gives a new meaning to 'can I stay at your place?'

GlamBalam (June 16, 2008)

lol

SydBarrett420 (June 15, 2008)

Check Jason Tate's basement

MattRamone (June 15, 2008)

This is probably the best thing posted this week.

Archangel (June 15, 2008)

Ftw

soundforlanguage (June 15, 2008)

Buffed-out gay dudes in prison are probably nervous with excitement.....

crazytoledo (June 15, 2008)

1. Ronnie rejoined the band after leaving it before their cds release...but then was forced to leave later

2. The other man didn't get charged with murder because of self defense

BrandonCruz (June 15, 2008)

find the fag and kill him

android (June 15, 2008)

what?

DontTaserMeBro (June 15, 2008)

left the band because of this situation, and then when he was sentenced had to leave again because they couldn't tour with him.

damnitsderek (June 15, 2008)

How shocked is he going to be when he realizes nobody wants to find him?

hellhavenofury (June 15, 2008)

hey how many scene points do you get for a neck tattoo? also do you get any screamo scene points for killing a dude? because he totally might of been justified in the murder if he gets a 100 scene points for it! i mean screamo scene points are scarce and hard to find!

TheRepoMan (June 15, 2008)

just curious... not trying to throw a wrench in your whole point system... but how many "screamo scene points" would you receive for having the username "hellhavenofury"?

cunt (June 15, 2008)

he's from jersey, give him a break

LookBackAndLaugh (June 15, 2008)

It sure as hell doesn't earn one grammar points.

GlamBalam (June 15, 2008)

from the east coast to the west coast screamo screamo gotta go!

MattRamone (June 15, 2008)

Crazy fuckin' summer hangin out with Lovato
People got stabbed and people got hurt
But I run from the cops for all I am worth

willowrain (June 15, 2008)

probably would get a lot of norwegian black metal points. But those fuckers would probably just look at him with their own (corpse)painted eyes and he wouldn't make it past Go.

kraze (June 15, 2008)

This is hilarious.
He apparently begged his fans for paypal donations to "get the new band rolling", and this is how he spends it.

Sure, he seems like a douche, but atleast he's smart enough to know that people who adore douches

GlamBalam (June 15, 2008)

Cook's mother is stoked

ArianeIsEatingADanish (June 15, 2008)

I guess if he didn't, his band name would be disingenuous. Like if Gaslight Anthem used electric lightbulbs, or Jawreaker were diabetic or Connor Oberst was blind or there were seven members of Alkaline Trio.

MattRamone (June 15, 2008)

There are four people in Alkaline Trio

Diver (June 15, 2008)

I applaud that.
Too bad it's a little far down for people to truly appreciate.

AndyPonch (June 15, 2008)

When Epitaph was a good label, you sort of knew all the bands....now that they're a shitty label, bands have to kill in order to get noticed.

sevenstrong (June 17, 2008)

funny cause it is true...

AndyPonch (June 15, 2008)

This story would be even better if it were all about Pete Wentz.

TROOF (June 15, 2008)

This guy doesn't look like he could beat up my grandmother.

Dudley_Shale (June 15, 2008)

Thank God the other guy was there, otherwise we'd have to suffer through an In Memoriam then.

ImissChampion (June 15, 2008)

more like Escape the Cops

GlamBalam (June 15, 2008)

yo fuck the police

TarpisWoods (June 16, 2008)

Clever.. how long did it take you to think that one up?

Dudley_Shale (June 15, 2008)

Who does this guy think he is, Snoop Dogg?

LookBackAndLaugh (June 15, 2008)

It has always seemed kind of counterintuitive that many criminals have what is easily the most dsitinguishable markings one can have (tattoos). I know that's not the thought process, but still.

Guy_Incognito (June 15, 2008)

OMG OMG OMG

Epic pun...so obvious...must control...laughter

*head explodes*

victim (June 15, 2008)

Was it Escape The (Parole) Date?

damnitsderek (June 15, 2008)

You have successfully encompassed the entire essence of this thread.

GlamBalam (June 15, 2008)

Mainlining Murder Baby

victim (June 15, 2008)

Ummm, if I'm reading this right, he skipped out of PAROLE.

Threewords (June 16, 2008)

Anybody from Vegas knows how Vegas this is...