Crime & Safety

Marilyn Manson Completes Community Service After NH Charge: Report

Manson, 55, was charged with simple assault in connection with a snot and spit incident at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in 2019.

He was charged with two misdemeanor counts, but only pleaded no contest to one charge as prosecutors dismissed the other in the negotiated plea.
He was charged with two misdemeanor counts, but only pleaded no contest to one charge as prosecutors dismissed the other in the negotiated plea. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

GILFORD, NH — Marilyn Manson has completed his community service after being sentenced for blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire, according to The Associated Press.

Manson, 55, pleaded no contest in July 2023 to a charge of simple assault in connection with the alleged incident at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford on Aug. 19, 2019.

He was charged with two misdemeanor counts, but only pleaded no contest to one charge as prosecutors dismissed the other in the negotiated plea.

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A no-contest plea means Manson opted to not challenge the charge and did not admit guilt.

The rocker, whose legal name is Brian Warner, also spent 20 hours in January at the Windsor Club of Glendale, a California nonprofit that provides meeting locations for Alcoholics Anonymous and families of alcoholics, The Associated Press reported.

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Witnesses at the Aug. 2019 show wrote on the Gilford police Facebook page that Manson was spitting and blowing snot at a female videographer recording the performance.

Anthony Bean Burpee, the chief of police in Gilford, previously said the incident occurred while Manson was performing.

Burpee said the videographer was "in the stage pit area when the alleged assaults occurred."

He said the videographer was subcontracted by a New Hampshire-based company.

"The initial assault report was investigated, an arrest warrant affidavit prepared by the investigating officer, the affidavit was then presented to a bail commissioner, reviewed, probable cause found, and an arrest warrant issued on Oct. 8, 2019," Burpee added.

In June 2021, Manson reached an agreement with police to turn himself in an active warrant for the two assault charges. In July of that same year, he was booked in Los Angeles.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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