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Jimi Hendrix was arrested at TorontoInternationalAirport airport in May 1969 after customs inspectors found heroin and hashish in his luggage. Hendrix, who claimed the drugs were slipped into his bag by a fan without his knowledge, was later acquitted of the charges

"Godfather of Soul" James Brown, 70, was arrested by AikenCounty cops in January 2004 and charged with domestic violence after allegedly pushing his wife to the floor during an argument at the couple's South Carolina home. Tommie Rea Brown, 33, suffered "scratches and bruises to her right arm and hip" during the bedroom dispute, according to investigators.

 

 

Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose was arrested by Arizona cops in February 1998 and charged with verbally abusing an employee of Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Rose, who cursed and shook his fist at a supervisor who wanted to look at his bags at a security checkpoint, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace.

 

Brian Hugh Warner (aka Marilyn Manson) was charged with criminal sexual conduct after doing the grind on the head of a security guard during a July 2001 concert in suburban Detroit. The rock star pleaded no contest to a reduced misdemeanor charge, for which he paid a $4000 fine.

 

Michael Jackson was photographed by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's office following his November 2003 arrest for child molestation. The 45-year-old "King of Pop" was released after posting $3 million bail.

 

The rapper Snoop Dogg was booked on a felony charge of possession of a dangerous weapon in November 2006. Snoop (real name: Calvin Broadus) posed for the below mug shot while being processed by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The performer, 35, was charged in connection with an incident at JohnWayneAirport during which security personnel discovered a collapsible baton in his luggage.

 

Frank Sinatra was arrested by the Bergen County, New Jersey sheriff in 1938 and charged with carrying on with a married woman (yes, you could get popped for that back then). The charge was later changed to adultery, and eventually dismissed.

 

Tommy Lee was arrested by North Carolina cops in October 1999 and charged with assault and inciting a riot with ethnic animosity (the alleged crimes occurred during a concert). In March 2000, Pam's ex pleaded no contest to simple assault and was sentenced to 18 months probation.

 

Robert James Ritchie (aka Kid Rock) was arrested in October 2007 by Georgia police and charged with misdemeanor simple battery after he and his entourage allegedly beat up another customer at a Waffle House following a post-concert meal. He posed for the second mug shot after being arrested by Nashville cops in February 2005 and charged with misdemeanor assault for getting into a fight with a Tennessee strip club DJ. Kid also posed for a police camera, as seen in the two older photos at the bottom of the page, when he was busted by Michigan cops in March 1991 and September 1997. Both arrests were alcohol related, though dispositions are unclear

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.

 

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

 

Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon, posed for the below New York State Department of Correctional Services mug shots in December 2003 and in March 1998. He is also pictured in a New York Police Department photo taken after his arrest in December 1980. Sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, Chapman has twice been denied parole since he became eligible for release in 2000. He is presently locked up in the Attica Correctional Facility.

 

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).

 

Sid Vicious, bassist for the Sex Pistols, was arrested by New York police for the October 1978 murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen. Sid's subsequent drug overdose spared him the indignity of a homicide trial.