
Michael Jackson was photographed by the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs office following his November 2003 arrest for child molestation. The 45-year-old "King of Pop" was released after posting $3 million bail.
Wrestler Stone Cold Steve
Austin (real name: Steve Williams) pleaded no contest in
November 2002 to a misdemeanor charge of assaulting his wife
during a domestic dispute. The numbers on the wall
apparently indicate the metric system used by the Bexar
County (Texas) Sheriffs office. Austin is about 6 3", or
1.93 meters.
"American Idol" finalist Corey Clark was arrested in October 2002 by Kansas cops following a disturbance in his family's Topeka home. He was charged with a variety of misdemeanors, including battery on four law enforcement officers, battery on his sister, and endangering a child. Producers booted him from the second season of the show in March 2003 for not disclosing the arrest. In a June deal with prosecutors, Clark pleaded no contest to "obstructing legal process" and was sentenced to six months unsupervised probation and ordered to pay $116 in court costs. Two other misdemeanor counts were dropped as part of the plea agreement.
Tara Patrick (aka Carmen
Electra) was arrested by Miami Beach police in November 1999
and charged with battering her husband, former NBA star
Dennis Rodman. However, charges against the "Baywatch" star
were eventually dropped.
Martin Luther King Jr. was
photographed by Alabama cops following his February 1956
arrest during the Montgomery bus boycotts. The historic mug
shot, taken when King was 27, was discovered in July 2004 by
a deputy cleaning out a Montgomery County Sheriff's
Department storage room. It is unclear when the notations
"DEAD" and "4-4-68" were written on the
picture.
"Jackass" star Steve-O (aka Stephen Glover) was arrested in August 2002 for exposing himself during a nightclub performance in Louisiana. Glover allegedly stapled his scrotum to his thigh and also participated in another stunt during which a bouncer slammed a patron's head on the ground. The 28-year-old Johnny Knoxville sidekick, who was charged with obscenity and being an accessory to second-degree battery, is scheduled to be arraigned December 16.
Robert Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice) was arrested by Davie, Florida police in January 2001 after allegedly pulling hair out of his wife's head during an argument. Van Winkle, who copped to disorderly conduct in April 2001, was sentenced to probation and ordered to attend family therapy sessions.
NBA superstar Kobe Bryant is pictured in this mug shot taken by Colorado cops on July 4, 2003 following his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a 19-year-old hotel employee. Eagle County prosecutors are currently deciding whether to formally file charges against the 24-year-old Los Angeles Laker.
Minnesota Vikings receiver
Randy Moss was arrested by Minneapolis police in September
2002 and charged with careless driving and failure to obey a
traffic officer. The athlete was popped after allegedly
driving his car into a traffic agent.
NBA star Jason Kidd was
arrested by Paradise Valley, Arizona police in January 2001
and charged with domestic abuse. Kidd pleaded guilty and was
ordered to attend anger management
classes.
Robert James Ritchie (aka Kid
Rock) was arrested by Michigan cops in March 1991 and
September 1997. Both arrests were alcohol related, though
dispositions are unclear.
O.J. Simpson pictured here
after murdering Nicole Simpson and Ronald
Goldman.
Former NBA star Charles
Barkley was arrested by Milwaukee police in December 1991
for allegedly punching a man in the face. In June 1992, a
jury acquitted him of the assault
charge.
Marshall Mathers, III (aka Eminem) was arrested twice in June 2000 on gun charges in Michigan, and was hit last year with probationary sentences in both cases, one in Royal Oak, the other in Warren (below youll find mug shots from both those arrests). The rapper was nabbed by Warren cops for carrying a concealed weapon and assault after fighting with a man he saw kissing his estranged wife Kim outside of a club. He also got popped for brandishing a weapon during a parking lot beef with members of the rival rap outfit Insane Clown Posse.
NBA superstar Allen Iverson surrendered to Philadelphia police in July 2002 to face gun and assault raps, charges that were all subsequently dismissed by a Municipal Court judge.
John Osbourne (aka Ozzy Osbourne) was arrested by Memphis cops in May 1984 and charged with public intoxication. According to the police report, Ozzy was "staggering drunk" when nabbed on raucous Beale Street.
Tupac Shakur was photographed
by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in
March 1995. The rap star, convicted in December 1994 of the
felony sexual abuse of a female fan, spent a few months
upstate before being bailed out by producer Suge Knight.
Shakur, who was sentenced to 1-1/2-to-4-1/2 years in the
can, was murdered in September 1996.
"Godfather of Soul" James
Brown, 70, was arrested by Aiken County cops in January 2004
and charged with domestic violence after allegedly pushing
his wife to the floor during an argument at the couples
South Carolina home. Tommie Rea Brown, 33, suffered
"scratches and bruises to her right arm and hip" during the
bedroom dispute, according to investigators.
Rapper 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) was photographed in August 1994 while serving time in a New York State Department of Correctional Services shock incarceration program. 50, then 19, had pleaded guilty to felony charges of peddling heroin and crack cocaine.
Troubled ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was busted by Arizona cops in December 2004 and charged with misdemeanor criminal damage. According to Scottsdale police, an inebriated Tyson departed the Pussycat Lounge at 12:45 AM and jumped on the hood of a strangers car, causing about $1500 in damage (the boozy boxer/hood ornament was yelling at the cars driver while perched on his hands and knees on top of the 1999 Toyota Solara).
Microsoft boss Bill Gates was
photographed by the Albuquerque, New Mexico police in 1977
after a traffic violation (details of which have been lost
over time).
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