On 6/7/2000 he was arrested on charges of corporal
injury to a spouse and false imprisonment. Bail was set at $500,000,
which was posted by a bonding company after Steed paid the 10% fee. He
never showed up for his trial date in 2001, the bonding company was
forced to forfeit the bail and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He
is reported to have fled the country and, as of 2006, to be living in South
America.