Jul 22, 2003 • 1 min read

Coldplay's Chris Martin arrested in Australia over alleged car damage

Coldplay's Chris Martin was arrested in Australia after allegedly smashing the windscreen of a photographer's Jeep, which the photographer says followed a dispute over photos.

Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin, was arrested in Australia on Sunday after allegedly trashing the car of a freelance photographer.

Photographer, John Lister, claims that after taking pictures of the star surfing, Martin came out of the sea and demanded that he delete the photos from his digital camera. When Lister refused Martin allegedly picked up a rock and attempted to smash in the windshield of Lister's Jeep.

The maximum penalty for malicious damage is five years in jail, but police said that they expect the incident will only result in a fine, since the damage only amounts to a few thousand dollars.

Martin is not expected to comment. Those photos, though, appeared in yesterday's Sun.

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