Johnny CashArrest Date: October 4, 1965
Location: El Paso, Texas
Charges: Cash was caught at an airport coming back from Mexico and arrested for being in the possession of illegal amphetamine capsules.
Jim Morrison
Arrest Date:September 28, 1963
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Charges: This may have been the first time Morrison, who was a student at Florida State University at the time, was arrested by Floridian Police (this time it was for drunkeness and petty larceny of a police helmet and an umbrella), but it wasn't his last. Six years later on March 5, 1969 Morrison was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, indecent exposure, profanity, and drunkenness during a Doors performance in Miami.
Frank SinatraArrest Date: November 27, 1938
Location:Englewood, New Jersey
Charges: Sinatra was brought up on a morality charge for his relationship with a married woman. The charges were eventually dropped two months later.
Sid ViciousArrest Date: October, 1978
Location: New York, New York
Charges: The Sex Pistol's bassist was arrested and charged with the murder of his then-girlfriend Nancy Spungen. He was busted again in December after allegedly brawling with Patti Smith's brother Todd, and was charged with felonious assault.
Marilyn MansonArrest Date:September 21, 2001
Location: Oakland, Michigan
Charges: Never one to back away from outlandish and revolting behavior, Marilyn Manson was arrested in September of 2001 following an incident at a concert in which he gyrated against the head and neck of a security guard. He was charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and assault and battery, and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges (he paid a $4,000 fine).
Ozzy OsbourneArrest Date: May 15, 1984
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Charges: After found staggering drunkenly down Beale Street, Ozzy Osbourne was arrested and charged with public intoxication. This charge was surprisingly mild compared to Osbourne's arrest a few years earlier in San Antonio, Texas for urinating on the Alamo.
Mick JaggerArrest Date: July 18, 1972
Location:Warwick, Rhode Island
Charges: After a scuffle involving a photographer, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three other members of their entourage were arrested and charged with assault and obstructing the police. All charges were eventually dropped for the five men.
Axl RoseArrest Date: July 12, 1992
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Charges: One year after allegedly inciting the legendary riot at the July 2, 1991 Guns N' Roses show in St. Louis, Axl Rose was arrested and charged with four misdemeanor counts of assault and one count of property damage. Considering the fact that the riot resulted in sixty injuries and two million dollars worth of damage to the Riverport Performing Arts Center, Rose's two years of probation and $50,000 fine seemed like a small price to pay.
Jack WhiteArrest Date: December, 2003
Location: Detroit, MI
Charges: Aggravated assault. White allegedly pummeled Jason Stollsteimer of former band-of-the-moment the Von Bondies in a Detroit club.
Elvis Presley
Arrest Date: 1970
Location: Memphis, TN
Charges: Just for fun! (No, really) Apparently, the King was a law enforcement nut. However, his dad once served eighteen months for an $8 check forgery.
Billie Joe ArmstrongArrest Date: January, 2003
Location: Berkeley, CA
Charges: Speeding and DWI, American Idiotically.
Jimi HendrixArrest Date: May 3, 1969
Location: Toronto, ON
Charges: Possession of narcotics (heroin and hashish). When customs officials discovered the illicit substances at Toronto International Airport, Hendrix claimed that the drugs had been slipped into his bag by a fan
Kurt CobainArrest Date: May 25, 1986
Location: Aberdeen, WA
Charges: "Vandalism: as beautiful as a rock in a cop's face"
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