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The modern athlete and jail time go hand-in-hand. Some of our favorite stars have fallen from grace because of various personal problems. Problems like, drug and gambling addiction, rape, murder, even smuggling adult films. There's no limit to what some of these cats are capable of. Guys have seemingly led double lives. By day they're a top-notch athlete, and by night they're career criminals. While some turned to a life of crime after their playing careers, like O.J. Simpson. There are those stars like Lawrence Taylor, Doc Gooden, and Darryl Strawberry that have tarnished their legacies because of drug addiction. Finally, you have people like Lawrence Phillips and Isaiah Rider who have yet to get their shit together and probably never will. Some of these arrest records will blow your mind. Check out the Athletes with the Longest Rap Sheets in Sports History.
20. Maurice Clarett
Sport: Football
Charges: Armed robbery, aggravated robbery, felony alluding, weapons charges
Number Of Arrests: 2
Maurice Clarett could have been an Ohio State legend but ended up being known better for his off the field numbers rather than on the field. After scoring 18 touchdowns his freshman year, Mo was involved in a public coaching dispute, an academic fraud scandal, and falsified a police report before being dismissed from OSU. After not being allowed to join the NFL because of his young everything turned down hill. In 2006, Clarett was implicated in several armed robberies. Then, later that year, he led police on a high-speed chase. When Clarett was obtained (after an alleged violent struggle with officers) police discovered one hell of a weekend getaway package: a loaded AK-47, two handguns and an open bottle of Grey Goose. T.I. said it best.
19. Peter Storey
Sport: Soccer
Charges: Running a brothel, car theft, counterfeiting, smuggling pornography, disorderly conduct
Number Of Arrests: 3
Peter Storey is one horny dude. His first conviction was for running a brothel and his third was for smuggling porn in his tire. We don't know how that second one was a crime, but whatever. Maybe it was because he was transporting them over country borders in Europe. He second arrest was for counterfeiting gold coins. Storey had range.
18. O.J. Simpson
Sport: Football
Charges: Unpaid taxes, stealing satellite reception, robbery, kidnapping, domestic violence, coercion, conspiracy
Number Of Arrests: 4
Since beating that infamous murder rap, Orenthal James has been trying to land in jail one way or another. Almost as if he knew he belonged there. First, the IRS came looking for his ass due to $1.4 million in back taxes. Then, while his house was raided for E pills, they found illegal satellite equipment. Finally, "The Juice" ran up on some memorabilia dealers in a Vegas hotel room at gunpoint and took "his" stuff back. He was charged with kidnapping and robbery. O.J. is now serving a 33-year sentence.
17. Evangelos Goussis
Sport: MMA
Charges: Drug trafficking, attempted murder, possession of a firearm, two murders
Number Of Arrests: 4
Evangelos Goussis is one bad dude, aside from being a dangerous Australian boxer and kickboxer he is also a multiple murderer among other crimes. Other than moving drugs and committing double homicides, Goussis also enjoys murdering male prostitutes outside his home on his way to court where he was due to appear to face rape charges. #youcantmakethisshitup
16. Denny McLain
Sport: Baseball
Charges: Drug trafficking, embezzlement, money laundering, mail fraud
Number Of Arrests: 4
McLain was a good pitcher in his day, winning 31 games in 1968. But he had a big gambling problem. It got so bad he decided to start a gambling ring because of all the money he was losing. He was suspended from baseball in 1970. Strapped for cash, the Tiger great tried his hand at slinging snow. He was arrested for trying to sell three kilos of cocaing and sentenced to 23 years in 1985.
15. Lenny Dykstra
Sport: Baseball
Charges: Bankruptcy fraud, concealment of assets, money laundering, grand theft auto, identity theft, indecent exposure
Number Of Arrests: 4
Lenny Dykstra was the spark plug of the 1986 World Series champion Mets and put together great numbers as the Met leadoff man. He was traded to Philly where he would become beloved by the fans in Philadelphia for his hard-nosed play but after driving drunk and injuring himself it took some time for Lenny to get his form back. That drunk driving incident was only the start of it for Dykstra who would be plagued with many more crimes and incidents to come. Sexual harassment of a 17-year-old who worked at his car was? Yikes and yes. Hiring a female escort then writing her a bad check for $1,000? Yup. Bankruptcy fraud? Huh-huh. Sexual assault of his housekeeper? Yeah, that too. Then, "Nails" tried to buy a bunch of cars from various dealers by using false bank statements and was charged with grand theft auto and falsifying documents. And then to cap it all off he's charged with indecent exposure. Lenny's now serving three years for his exploits.
14. Salt Walther
Sport: Racing
Charges: Check fraud, theft, child endangerment, failure to pay child support, felony eluding
Number Of Arrests: 5
Salt Walther was one of eight boat racers to successfully cross over to cars. His father owned a steel foundry and bought him the best racing cars money could buy in the '70s, but Salt never capitalized. After an accident in 1973 left him with burns on 40 percent of his body, Walther became addicted to pain killers. While serving 100 days for failing to pay child support in '98, he tried to sneak three Tylonel III pills into his cell. A couple years later he violated probation and had to do time again. In 2007, he failed to pay child support once again and went on the run of sorts. He evaded from police when he was spotted at a local gas station, and was sentenced to three years after it was all said and done.
13. Dexter Manley
Sport: Football
Charges: impersonating a police officer, possession of crack cocaine, failure to pay motel phone bills & possession of crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine, driving without a license & possession of crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine.
Number Of Arrests: 6
Manley played 11 seasons in the NFL while also dealing with a drug addiction. He was banned from the league in 1991 after failing a fourth drug test. He has been arrested numerous times by doing things crackheads do. Like impersonating an officer, reckless driving, and—you guessed it—possession of crack cocaine. During most of these years, the "Secratary of Defense" had a colloid cyst in his brain that he knew about since 1986. Once the cyst was removed in 2006, so was his drug addiction.
12. Mike Tyson
Sport: Boxing
Charges: Rape, road rage, possession of narcotics
Number Of Arrests: 6 (30 as a minor)
Fucking Mike, man. He tried so hard not to let the animal out. But once Cus D'Amato died and the slippery, slimy reptilian named Don King entered his life, Tyson turned back into that Brooklyn stick-up kid. After doing three years for rape, Iron Mike couldn't stay out of trouble--he was busted fror everything DUI to felony drug possession--, and continued to say the first thing that popped into his head. And we love him for it.
11. Darryl Strawberry
Sport: Baseball
Charges: Drug possession, domestic violence, soliciting a prostitute
Number Of Arrests: 7
Strawberry was a beast in his prime. He won a World Series with the Mets for crying out loud. Along with Doc Gooden, the Mets had two of the best young players in the game. But we all know New York's other baseball team has bad luck. Gooden and Straw liked to enjoy their success with coke. Straw battled drug and legal troubles throughout his career. He caught all kinds of cases. Everything from child support, to trying to holla at some hookers, to violating house arrest because he wanted get high. Some of this was even done while he battled cancer in the late '90s. Strawberry is a fucking G, and the people still love him for it.
10. Lawrence Phillips
Sport: Football
Charges: Trespassing & Assault, sexual assault, drove car into crowd, 05-09 multiple charges, multiple convictions
Number Of Arrests: 7
Phillips and Isaiah Rider might've been seperated at birth, with Lawrence being the crazy one. Coming out of college he already had to reputation of having a screw lose. He was charged with domestic violence when he dragged his ex down three flights stair after catching her with his teammate QB Scott Frost, and didn't get kicked off the team. Phillips then proceeded to find himself on the wrong end of the law during his time in the NFL and only lasted three years. In 2005, he tried to run over three teenagers and was sentenced to 31 years. *cues the soundtrack*
9. Doc Gooden
Sport: Baseball
Charges: Disorderly conduct, resisting arrest with violence, battery on a police officer, driving while intoxicated, with an open container & with a suspended license, domestic battery, fleeing the poice, resisting arrest without violence, driving with intoxicated with a child passenger, driving while under the influence of drugs, endangering the welfare of a child, being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, reckless driving
Number Of Arrests: 7
Like his boy Darryl, Doc Gooden would've been a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Gooden will go down as one of the greatest disappointments ever. Once he got a taste of that booger sugar, he never looked back. He's gotten charged with everything from DUIs to domestic violence, all while under the influence of that white girl. He even cleaned himself up, returned to NY as a Yankee, threw a no-hitter, and then fell off again. SMH.
8. Pacman Jones
Sport: Football
Charges: Assault and felony vandalism, drug possession, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, resisting arrest
Number Of Arrests: 8
It's amazing that he's still in the league. We thought for sure he would be strung out somewhere by now. But after a bunch of arrests early in his career, Pacman has settled into a nice, little kick returner. The bulk of his criminal exploits happened in strip clubs. First, he was charged with assault and felony vandalism in 2005. Then, he violated the probation stemming from the charge. On another occassion, he spit in a woman's face while intoxicated and was charged with disorderly conduct in '06. Pacman followed that up by "making it rain" in a Vegas strip club which led to a shoot-out that left a man paralyzed because Jones wanted to take his money back. The NFL suspended him for a year. But wait there's more. Jones got into a fight with his bodyguards because he was drunk, and received another year-long suspension. We still don't know how he still has a job in the NFL.
7. Dennis Rodman
Sport: Basketball
Charges: Drunk driving, driving without a license, domestic violence
Number Of Arrests: 9
The Worm had a fire burning inside of him. He wasn't always like this. Rodman was always known for his rebounding, but no one knew about his inner demons. Just like that, his hair was blonde, tats popped up, and piercings got weirder. Most of his arrests have been for either domestic violence or DUIs. We're wondering if this isn't a problem Kim Jong Un or The Pope can solve.
6. Todd Marinovich
Sport: Football
Charges: investigation of cultivation of marijuana and possession of narcotics, sexual assault, suspicion of heroin possession, skateboarding in a prohibited zone & possession of meth and syringes, probation violation, possession of a controlled substance, unauthorized possession of a hypodermic needle & resisting a police officer, probation violation
Number Of Arrests: 10
Marinovich was supposed to be a star, at least that's what his dad thought. His father bred him for football glory at an early age, earning Todd the nickname, "Robo QB." Welp, we're guessing things didn't work out. Todd couldn't handle the pressure of his father's and everyone else's expectations, so he did like any normal person and started doing hard drugs. He lasted only two seasons in the NFL because of three failed drug tests. All of his arrests stemmed from his drug use. Take note parents. This could be your kid if you're not careful. https://www.complex.com/sports/2013/03/25-things-sports-fans-dont-think-but-should/star-athlete-low
5. Lawrence Taylor
Sport: Football
Charges: Leaving the scene of an accident, statutory rape, patronizing a prostitute, attempted drug possession
Number Of Arrests: 10
The greatest linebacker ever has been arrested 10 times. LT caught a DUI in 1989 while he was playing and racked up nine arrests after his retirement, stemming from buying drugs from an undercover officer to statutory rape. He used cocaine throughout his career and failed a couple drug tests, but other than the DUI in '89, Taylor was untouchable. He quit coke in fear of failing a third test because it would've gotten him banned for life.
4. Marlon King
Sport: Soccer
Charges: Wounding, fraudulent use of a vehicle, handling stolen vehicles, sexual assault, criminal damage
Number Of Arrests: 14
Marlon King has some serious skills on the pitch but this soccer player served less than two years in prison after sexual assaulting a woman at a nightclub, leaving her with a broken nose a split lip. He had served a previous stint in jail when he was caught driving around a stolen BMW. But, perhaps, his crime that deserves the longest explanation was his arrest for chasing two women with a belt wrapped around his hand. He was also caught racing down the highway going over 130 mph, so clearly he doesn't give a shit about much.
3. Art Schlichter
Sport: Football
Charges: Failure to appear in court for speeding tickets, gambling, theft, fraud, forgery, money laundering
Number Of Arrests: 16
After a good career at Ohio State, the Baltimore colts selected Art Schlichter 4th overall. Then with a very disappointing stint as QB of the Baltimore and Indianapolis Colts to say the least, Art put in some dirt. Over the years, Schlichter has, by his own count, committed more than 20 felonies. Between 1995 and 2006, he served the equivalent of 10 years in 44 various prisons and jails across the Midwest. From theft to fraud to forgery, Art made it his Art form if you will; of passing around bad checks better than he did the pig skin.
2. Isaiah Rider
Sport: Basketball
Charges: Felony cocaine possession, battery, assualt, marijuana posession, evading a police officer
Number Of Arrests: 30
What a waste of talent. Isaiah Rider could score the rock and jump out the gym while doing it. He averaged 29 points and nine rebounds during his last year at UNLV, but he was always a knucklehead. The god has been arrested around 30 times. During his playing days he got caught up with weed, a cell phone set up to send the bill to somebody else, gambling, assault, yadda, yadda, yadda. And when nobody wanted him anymore after only nine years in the L, Rider continued to be a scumbag. He stepped it up and was charged all kinds of nonsens like domestic violence, cocaine, and grand theft auto.
1. Eddie Johnson
Sport: Basketball
Charges: Burglary, robbery, drug possession, sexual assault on a minor
Number Of Arrests: 100+
We wonder if he earned the nickname "Fast" Eddie for his game or for his criminal ways? He has committed a wide array of crimes from burglary to sexual assault on a minor. Johnson was banished from the NBA in 1987 due to his cocaine addiction, and has been in and out of jail since. In 2006, he was convicted of burgulary and sexual battery and molestation of an eight year old girl and was sentenced to life in prison.