Next Stop: The Slammer! 9 Celebs Who Went To Prison In 2018

In 2018 notable stars from the A list and the B list had run-ins with the law. In November Alec Baldwin was arrested and charged with assault in New York City after punching a man who took a parking spot he wanted. In October, rapper Ice-T was arrested for accidentally failing to pay a toll on the George Washington Bridge to New Jersey. Even comedian Amy Schumer was arrested during a fall protest in Washington, D.C.

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Thankfully for fans of Baldwin, Ice-T and Schumer, none of those celebrities will be serving any hard prison time. However, some other celebs didn’t get the star treatment in 2018 they had hoped for from law enforcement and went from a big house to the big house.

Here are the celebrities sentenced to prison time in 2018.

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The situation was not good for The Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino when he was arrested and charged with tax evasion in 2014. Federal authorities said that Sorrentino, along with his brother Marc, conspired to incorrectly pay income tax on $8.9 million earned between 2010 and 2012. Sorrentino’s brother helped the six-pack laden reality star deep six Uncle Sam out of taxes, with additional charges including tax evasion, falsifying records and structuring. In October of 2018, in addition to being slammed with 500 hours of community service, a fine of $10,000 and additional restitution, Sorrentino was sentenced to eight months in the slammer. No word yet on if the prison commissary sells hair gel and tanning lotion.

One of the biggest stories of 2018 was the fall from grace of legendary comedian Bill Cosby. Formerly known as America’s Dad, Cosby’s disturbing history of drugging and sexually assaulting women finally caught up with the comic.  After more than 60 women came forward with allegations spanning decades, Cosby faced criminal charges in Pennsylvania where he went on trial drugging and sexually assaulting a former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in his home outside Philadelphia in 2004. Constand was the first woman to bring criminal charges against Cosby and in September 2018 he was sentenced to three to ten years in state prison.

Daniel Hernandez, the Sound Cloud rapper known as “6ix9ine” rose to fame in 2018 with the release of his Billboard chart topping debut album, Dummy Boy. However, as his popularity increased, his legal troubles also increased. Already on probation for a 2015 case in which he pled guilty to using a child in a sexual performance, Hernandez and several of his crew were arrested in November 2018. This arrest was stemming from an alleged shooting incident on the set of his music video costarring Kanye West and Nicki Minaj in Beverly Hills. The face tattoo flaunting musician faced firearms charges including alleged conspiracy to murder, armed robbery and federal RICO charges. Facing life in prison, Hernandez was denied bail several times in jail, when judges cited him as a danger to society, as he is allegedly a member of the violent street gang, the Bloods. While in the general population at detention center in Brooklyn, Hernandez had to be moved to another jail after getting in fights with members of the rival Crips gang.

Earl Simmons, better known as DMX  got into some hot water with the Tax Man when federal authorities charged the rapper with 14 counts of tax fraud in July, 2017. Simmons failed to pay income tax from 2010 to 2015, when he earned approximately $2.3 Million. In March 2018 Simmons was sentenced to one year in prison, and to pay a tax restitution to the government of $2.29 million. When he is released from prison, hopefully it will be a party up in here for Simmons who will then serve three years of probation.

Iconic record producer Suge Knight is known for his legal troubles as much as he is for his work in the studio with hip hop artists like Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. After getting in an argument with record executive Terry Carter and filmmaker Cle Sloan on the set of the biopic film Straight Outta Compton, Knight followed the men to a parking lot where he purposely ran them over with his car. Sloan got away from the hit and run collision with head injuries and an injured foot, but Carter died from his injuries. Knight later tried to claim self-defense, but security footage showed him directly running over the men. In September 2018 Knight pled no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 28 years in prison.

Former Seattle Seahawks football star, Brandon Browner was arrested in July 2018 following the assault of his ex-girlfriend at her home in California. Browner, who won two Super Bowls during his time in the NFL, broke into the woman’s home and chased her before grabbing her by the back of the head and smothering her face in the carpet. Browner also stole her Rolex watch. To make things worse, the violent attack occurred while his ex-girlfriend’s two children were in the home. He was arrested and charged with attempted murder, willful child endangerment, burglary and false imprisonment. In December 2018 he was sentenced to eight years in prison for attempted murder, while the rest of his charged were dropped in exchange for pleading no contest.

Former Disney star, Adam Hicks was stuck in jail for the majority of 2018, following his January arrest on burglary charges. Hicks was allegedly involved in a series of robberies in the Burbank, California area with his accomplice, and girlfriend, Danni Tamburo. Hicks allegedly put a gun up to a man and tried to steal his wallet. While authorities were looking into the first incident, three more robberies happened on the street within minutes of each other. All of the victims that Hicks and Tamburo targeted were over the age of 60. Hicks, best known for his role on the show, Zeke and Luther, was incarcerated throughout 2018 and awaiting a mental health evaluation to see if he is competent to stand criminal trial.

Infamous concert promoter and organizer of the doomed Fyre Festival, Billy McFarland made headlines around the world in 2018 not so much for what he did, but what he didn’t do. McFarland, along with partner, hip hop artist Ja Rule, promised music fans an amazing, exclusive concert in the sun-drenched Bahamas. Along with getting to see top musical acts like Blink 182 perform, fans were promised luxury accommodations, gourmet meals and amazing Instagram pics to make friends back home jealous. Instead of a posh, expensive concert getaway, the festival looked more like a refuge shelter, with the attendees who had spent thousands of dollars to attend, sleeping in sparse tents and eating cheese sandwiches. McFarland’s failure to give fans a good party, was more than just bad customer service when investigators discovered that he had tricked investors out of millions of dollars. In March 2018 McFarland plead guilty to wire fraud. On top of facing multiple lawsuits from angry investors and fans, he was later sentenced to six years in prison and order to forfeit $26 million. That kind of money could buy a lot of cheese sandwiches.

Jeffery Lamar Williams, better known as rapper Young Thug had a rough time in 2018, but luckily for him, only a short prison term. Williams was arrested in September 2018 and charged with possession and intent to distribute meth, marijuana and hydrocodone, along with possession of a firearm. However, after serving just six days in prison, Williams failed a mandated twice a week drug test. Instead of receiving more jail time, Williams was let go to a court ordered drug rehabilitation clinic. There, Williams received substance abuse counseling and help for his addictions.

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