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Puddle of Mudd singer pleads not guilty in vandalism case

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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009 file photo, singer Wes Scantlin of the band Puddle of Mudd performs at the Gibson Guitar Dusk Tiger launch party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Scantlin pleaded not guilty to a felony vandalism charge on Friday Feb. 5, 2016, filed after the singer\'s arrest last month at a home he once owned that he recently lost in foreclosure. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin has pleaded not guilty to a felony vandalism charge filed after his arrest at a home he recently lost in foreclosure.

Los Angeles District Attorney spokesman Greg Risling says Scantlin entered the plea Friday.

The 43-year-old singer was arrested Jan. 9 by Los Angeles police and is accused of causing about $7,000 in damage to the home. He was also charged with misdemeanour trespassing.

He was charged on Wednesday, but missed his arraignment.

Scantlin is suspected of damaging the home’s plumbing, a garage door and ripping an alarm system out of the wall.

If convicted, he faces up to three years in jail.

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