AC/DC’s Phil Rudd pleads not guilty to breaching home detention rules by

WELLINGTON Phil Rudd, the Australian-born former drummer for rocking band Air conditioning unit/The company, was at remanded on bail through a New Zealand court docket on Monday for contravening the circumstances of his home detention, channel indicated.

Nearly a month later and Rudd has found himself in trouble with the law once again, this time claiming that he never broke the detention rules by leaving house.

He was arrested last month for violating the alcohol restrictions placed on him when he was convicted for drug possession and threatening to kill one of his employees last month.

Rudd chatted briefly to reporters outside the court but his lawyer would not allow any questions relating to the case.

Rudd was initially arrested on charges of threatening to kill an employee after the launch of his solo album was busted.

He told another reporter he would be spending his time on bail working on “self-improvement”.

He acknowledged in a court summary of facts that he offered cash, vehicles and a house to an associate after asking him to have the victim “taken out”. Other examples of Phil’s behavior outside of the courtroom include riding piggyback on a security guard, and the traditional double middle fingers to members of the press. He was subsequently given a new bail condition: that he undergo drug and alcohol testing whenever police request it.

Meanwhile, AC/DC’s 2015 North American tour will kick off on August 22 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. with Chris Slade manning the drums.

Sentencing Judge Thomas Ingram warned him any breach of his detention could mean prison.