mug-shots

Necrophiliac or World's Worst Lover?

Maureen O'Connor · 01/12/11 04:34PM

Richard Elwood Sanden was having sex with a lady when he realized she wasn't breathing. He called the cops, who—after reviewing the contents of Sanden's video camera—arrested him for necrophilia. His excuse: He didn't know she was dead.

Man with No Language Was 'The Perfect Drug Mule'

Maureen O'Connor · 01/11/11 02:28PM

An illiterate deaf man who knows no sign language is being prosecuted in Pennsylvania. His linguistic deficit is either his biggest problem—particularly for participating in his defense—or the greatest loophole in his criminal career, depending who you ask.

Horned Man Attempts to Murder Landlord with Minivan

Max Read · 07/15/10 12:31AM

This tattooed, horned fellow is named Jesse Thornhill. He was recently arrested for attempting to run down his landlord. In a 1996 Ford Windstar minivan. Naturally, we have some questions for Mr. Thornhill. Such as:

Real Housewife Sonja Morgan Arrested

Max Read · 06/01/10 09:45PM

Sonja Morgan, one of the Real Housewives of New York, was arrested on a DWI charge in Southampton, Long Island on Monday. She refused to take a breathalyzer, but failed a field sobriety test. No cops were harmed. [News 12]

Champ Stamp

Max Read · 04/29/10 02:15AM

[This gentleman was arrested for a violating his parole and shaving his mustache. Don't ask what "it" is. Pic via The Smoking Gun]

Fox News Gets Chuckle Out Of Homeless Guy's Exploding Tazer Hit

Foster Kamer · 08/22/09 07:15PM

Ah, yes: always good for laughs is someone getting tazed and then spontaneously combusting into flames. Okay, maybe not hysterical, but Fox News anchors still can't not giggle at the guy's mugshot, and then, make a joke about keyboard cleaner.

Fraudster, Hacker, or Pedophile?

cityfile · 08/19/09 01:19PM

Computer hackers and the perpetrators of securities fraud are having quite a moment, aren't they? This week, the man behind the largest computer hacking case in U.S. history, Albert Gonzalez, was taken into custody and he now finds himself in a (computer-less) jail cell in Brooklyn facing charges he made off with 135 million credit and debit card numbers. And we certainly don't have to tell you that 2009 as been a banner year for fraudsters armed with all any number of financial schemes designed to line their pockets and empty your own. But can you tell the difference between a computer hacker and fraudster just by looking at them? And could you differentiate a rogue techie and evil financial genius from a garden variety pedophile? It's harder than it looks! Below you'll find a sampling of mugshots of men who have been arrested for one of the three crimes. It's up to you to tell them apart. Good luck!

Splitsville for Paris

cityfile · 06/11/09 06:04AM

• It looks like it's over for Paris Hilton and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt. Please excuse us while we go get a big box of tissues; we really weren't mentally prepared for news this upsetting this morning. [People, Sun]
• A couple of weeks ago, it was Gwynnie Paltrow who was getting blamed for setting A-Rod up with Kate Hudson. Now real estate "superagent" Adam Modlin is taking credit for brokering the transaction. Go figure. [NYDN]
• Maybe Kanye West and Amber Rose didn't break up, after all. Or maybe they did break up, but they're spending a lot of time together anyway? It's a mystery, really. [P6]
• Coco Rocha is not going to be an intern at Vogue this summer. She's just spending a lot of time there so she can "learn more about the business." [WWD]