Walls of Jericho drummer is caught with 630 POUNDS of marijuana in his truck during a traffic stop – but claims he was ‘unaware’ of the bails of pot in black bags sat in the back of his pickup
- Dustin Schoenhofer, 41, arrested in Oregon on charges of possession and distribution of marijuana and cannabis oil
- Walls of Jericho drummer was arrested on October 23 while hauling 632.5lbs of marijuana and 36.8lbs of butane honey oil extract, also known as cannabis oil
- Schoenhofer reportedly told a state trooper he did not know the marijuana was in the bed of his 2015 Chevy pickup
Walls of Jericho drummer Dustin Schoenhofer, 41, was arrested in Oregon on October 23 after getting pulled over while transporting more than 630lbs of marijuana
Dustin Schoenhofer, the long-time drummer for the Detroit metalcore band Walls of Jericho, has been arrested on trafficking charges after he was caught driving in Oregon with more than 630lbs of marijuana in the bed of his pickup truck.
According to a press release from the Oregon State Police, on October 23 at 3pm, a state trooper pulled over Schoenhofer’s 2015 Chevy pickup truck on Highway 140E milepost 15 for speeding.
Trooper Adam Miller wrote in his log entry he ‘smelled a faint odor of raw marijuana near the back of the truck,’ reported KTVZ.
The trooper obtained probable cause to search the musician’s vehicle and discovered 632.5lbs of marijuana and 36.8lbs of suspected butane honey oil extract, also known as hash oil or cannabis oil, which is a highly concentrated form of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Schoenhofer allegedly told a state trooper he did not know the marijuana and 36.8lbs of cannabis oil were in the back of his 2015 Chevy truck
An investigation has uncovered that the marijuana and BHO extract were destined for Ohio, where Schoenhofer lives.
When questioned about the massive bales of pot packed in black trash bags in the bed of his pickup truck, Schonehofer reportedly told the trooper he ‘didn’t know the marijuana was in the back of it,’ Miller wrote.
The drummer was booked into the Klamath County Jail on charges of exporting marijuana; exporting extract; possession and distribution of a controlled substance-marijuana, and possession and distribution of a controlled substance-extract.
He has since been released after posting $45,000 bond.
Schoenhofer has been playing with the Detroit-based Walls of Jerico since 2004
Walls of Jericho was founded in 1998 in Detroit, named in honor of an album by metal band Halloween.
The band includes singer Candace Kucsulain, guitarists Chris Rawson and Mike Hasty, bass player Aaron Ruby and Schoenhofer on drums.
Over the past decade, Walls of Jericho has put out five metalcore albums, most recently No One Can Save You From Yourself in 2016.
Schoenhofer, who previously played with the bands Next to Nothing and Premonitions of War, was hired to fill a vacant drummer slot in 2004.
According to an interview he did in 2016, Schoenhofer comes from a family of drummers, including his father, uncle and older brother.
Since his arrest, the musician has deleted his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.