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James Vincent Wilgus is an American drummer/keyboardist, composer, and music producer who was detained in Russia in November 2016 on a charge of indecent exposure.

Life and career
Wilgus is from New Jersey, United States. He graduated in 1987 from Bernards High School in Bernardsville, New Jersey. His band, Wicked Monkey, toured in Belarus and other countries in Europe during 2012-2013. Wilgus was the band's lead singer, drummer, composer and producer. He formed Wicked Monkey with lead guitarist Yury Nikolaev and bassist was Darrell “DJ” Powell.

Arrest and imprisonment
In November 2016, Wilgus was detained by Russian police on a charge of indecent exposure. Wilgus was sentenced to 12.5 years in a Russian penal colony.