GREAT WHITE SPARED IN NIGHTCLUB FIRE CHARGES: Great White dodged a bullet. The band's tour manager wasn't so lucky. A nine-month investigation culminated Tuesday with three people indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges for the Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people and injured 200 others. Great White tour manger Dan Biechele and The Station club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian were, at the behest of a grand jury, each rung up on 200 counts--two per death. No charges were brought against the heavy metal act whose pyrotechnics touched off the blaze. According to state Attorney General Patrick Lynch, each man was charged with 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter with criminal negligence and 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter in violation of misdemeanor (i.e., a fire-code violation). Each count carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. All three men pleaded innocent during separate arraignments Tuesday. Bail was set at $5,000 apiece for the Derderian brothers and $10,000 for Biechle. "They are not criminals. They did not commit any criminal acts and they should not be charged with any crime," Jeffrey Derderian's lawyer, Jeffrey Pine, told reporters. Biechle's attorney, meanwhile, proclaimed his client's innocence and blamed unsafe conditions inside The Station for the tragedy. The Derderians in turn claim Biechle and the band didn't have the proper permits to launch their fireworks display. Tuesday's indictment marked the first criminal charges filed in connection with the February 20 incident, although several civil suits have been brought against the club owners, the band and the company responsible for the highly flammable insulation used as soundproofing in the club. The band and Derderians have also been fined by federal authorities for their respective roles in the inferno. Great White, whose guitarist, Ty Longley, was killed in the fire, launched a five-month, 37-date Station Family Fund Benefit Tour in July to aid survivors and the families of victims. According to its Website, the band, known for its Grammy-nominated signature tune "Once Bitten, Twice Shy," has raised more than $60,000. Marcus Errico courtesy of E! Online