
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, June 11, 1990                   TAG: 9006110231
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.                                LENGTH: Short

RAP GROUP MEMBERS ARRESTED AFTER CONCERT

Members of the raunchy rap group 2 Live Crew became "martyrs for the First Amendment" when they were arrested on obscenity charges after a concert, their lawyer says.

Band leader Luther "Luke Skyywalker" Campbell and Chris "Fresh Kid Ice" Wongwon were arrested by more than a dozen sheriff's detectives early Sunday.

They were charged with singing lyrics from their platinum-selling album, which was ruled obscene by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale.

Campbell, 29, and Wongwon, 26, were freed without bail after two hours in jail. The misdemeanor carries up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

- Associated Press

by CNB