13 of our best arrest stories: Viagra busts, SWAT team standoffs, and glam metal biting
by Sam Sutherland
July 20, 2012
On July 19th, A$AP Rocky got in another fight. Apparently someone tried to take his picture, and yadda yadda yadda, he was arrested.
It feels like we’ve been writing about artist arrests a lot lately. Probably because we have. So here, collated for your dark pleasure, are our best arrest stories, from tales of righteousness in the face of corruption to manslaughter to vegetable oil thievery.
Liam Gallagher’s bodyguard arrested for mailing bullets to people |
Coheed and Cambria’s bassist arrested for (alleged) armed robbery of a Walgreens |
Big Boi arrested for possession of drugs, including an “undisclosed” amount of Viagra |
Just Blaze live tweeted his own arrest last night |
Brother Ali arrested at rally to save wrongly foreclosed house |
Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe arrested in Prague on allegations of manslaughter |
Snoop Dogg arrested in Texas for…you can probably guess what |
Sebastian Bach booked for biting in Peterborough |
Tyler, The Creator detained by police on album release day |
Abominable Iron Sloth vocalist still in custody after his bizarre, mushroom fuelled arrest last month |
Soulja Boy arrested after cops find “a substantial” amount of pot in his car |
Former Queens of the Stone Age bassist arrested after standoff with SWAT team |
OFF! speak about being arrested for stealing vegetable oil |
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