Why, Oh Why Did I Get Arrested? Quiz

Answer: Rape and kidnapping

He was stopped because he was driving a truck that was similar to one described by a witness. After standing in a line up and letting the victim hear his voice, he was interrogated for two hours before admitting to the crime of kidnapping and rape of an 18 year old woman.

His admission was ruled inadmissible by the US Supreme Court because he was not told that he had the right to remain silent or to speak to an attorney. He was tried again without his confession and was found guilty in part due to testimony from his estranged common law wife.

Answer: Indecent exposure

During a routine police inspection of an adult theater, detectives observed him masturbating. He eventually plead no contest, which kept the charge off of his record and mandated that he spend 75 hours of community service. To fulfill his obligations, he produced and financed 2 public service announcements showing the dangers of drugs. Three other people were also arrested at the time.

Answer: Vehicular homicide

Sizemore has battled substance abuse since his teens. He was arrested in 2003 for assaulting his girlfriend, Heidi Fleiss, the infamous "Hollywood Madam". While on probation for a previous drug related offense, he was found in possession of methamphetamines.

Answer: Tim Allen

In 1978, he was caught with nearly 1.5 pounds of cocaine at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Airport. He was facing a possible lifetime sentence for drug trafficking until he took a plea deal and was sentenced to 3-7 years in exchange for naming other dealers. He was paroled from federal prison after serving 2 years and 4 months.

Answer: Gary Coleman

The former "Different Strokes" star was arrested in 1998 for assault after an altercation with a fan. He was shopping when he was approached by a fan who asked him for an autograph. When he refused, an altercation ensued in which he punched the fan several times in the face. Coleman later plead no contest and was given a suspended jail sentence, ordered to pay the fan's hospital bill and ordered to take anger management classes.

Answer: Dustin Diamond

The former "Saved By the Bell" star was arrested in Wisconsin on December 26, 2014 after a barroom brawl during which someone was stabbed. He was convicted of two misdemeanors (possession of a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct) but was cleared of the more serious charge of recklessly endangering public safety.

Answer: Johnny Cash

After a show in Starkville, he was seen in a resident's garden at about 2 am picking flowers. He was arrested for public drunkenness and spent the night in jail. He later wrote a song called "Starkville City Jail" that chronicled his experience that night. His daughter Roseanne Cash made an appearance at the Starkville Flower Picking Festival in 2008.

Answer: Jack Kevorkian

At his fourth trial he insisted on representing himself. He was found guilty of the death of a 52 year old man who was in the final stages of Lou Gehrig's disease. This procedure was videotaped and showed that he actually administered the lethal dose.

In the previous cases, the patient allegedly administered their own dose. The video was then aired on the television show "60 Minutes". He eventually served eight years and two months in prison.

Answer: Martha Stewart

In 2001, She sold her shares in a company called ImClone systems one day before the stock fell 15% in a move that saved her about $45,000. She made this move based on insider information allegedly provided by her Merrill Lynch broker. In addition to her prison term she had to pay a hefty fine.

She ended up serving five months in a federal prison camp in West Virginia, then two years of supervised release.

Answer: Alger Hiss

Hiss was a government official accused of spying for the Soviets. In the course of the investigation, it was proven that he lied under oath about knowing another accused spy. The statute of limitations had expired on the espionage charge, but he was convicted of perjury and served three years and eight months in a federal prison.

The young congressman from California who led this investigation was thrust into the spotlight and helped him onto bigger and better things, his name was Richard Nixon.