Matthew Ray Shultz is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead singer and occasional guitarist for the American rock band Cage the Elephant.
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Matt Shultz was born on 23 October 1983 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States.
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Shultz along with his brother, Brad Shultz, and several other bandmates formed the Kentucky alt-rock group in 2006.
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They released their debut album, "Cage the Elephant" in 2008 and several more after with their latest release being 2019's "Social Cues."
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Matt Shultz was arrested Thursday on weapons charges after police say they found firearms in his possession at a New York City hotel.
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Police responded to a 911 call Thursday that reported an individual at Manhattan's Bowery Hotel was in possession of a weapon.
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Police found two loaded weapons in one of the rooms and arrested the 39-year-old musician for possessing "a loaded firearm with intent to use it unlawfully against another."
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A witness allegedly saw Shultz remove a weapon from his pants' pocket while inside the hotel's lobby bathroom.
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Police confiscated both a loaded .45 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol in addition to a .45 caliber Sig Sauer pistol and charged the musician with several counts of weapon possession.
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The court set a $10,000 cash bail during his arraignment Friday. The next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 11.
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