Crime & Arrests

Jeffrey Sandusky was an E-5 Sergeant in the U.S. Marines -- who was awarded several medals in the years before he allegedly sexually assaulted a young girl ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We've been digging around Jeffrey's past and learned the 41-year-old joined the Marine Corps in 1995 and served until 2003.

During his time in the service, Sandusky was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with "M" device).

After the Marines, Jeffrey lived a pretty quiet life ... until now.

He's currently facing several serious criminal charges after two sisters claimed he pushed for a sexual relationship with them while they were underage. One sister claims she was physically assaulted.

Plies was arrested for DUI by some pretty stonefaced cops, because it's borderline remarkable they didn't lose it as they gazed into the horrified eyes of one Kevin McCallister.

TMZ obtained the dash cam footage of the Florida rapper's January arrest ... the main attraction is definitely the "Home Alone" tee.

You hear the officer tell Plies he was driving the wrong way down a one-way street. Plies was cooperative ... calmly answering questions about a gun in the car.

Lauryn Hill didn't skip a beat as she was closing out her Nashville show ... even though a dude was getting booted right in front of the stage.

Hill was mid-song at Ryman Auditorium Thursday when a disturbance went down in the crowd. It's hard to tell exactly what happens in the video, but witnesses tell us a drunk guy was harassing a woman ... who was eventually lifted to the safety of the stage by security.

Cops say they got a call for a scuffle between two people and arrested a man for public intoxication, resisting arrest, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct ... but it's unclear if it's from the same incident as the video.

WWE Hall of Famer Tammy Sytch -- aka "Sunny" -- has been released from prison and is currently on her way back to a rehab center ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The 44-year-old wrestling legend was locked up back in September for violating her probation stemming from a DUI case.

She was released Friday and paroled to go to a rehab center. We spoke with Sytch via text messages and she confirmed she's on the way.

Sytch has struggled with substance abuse over the years -- and was arrested for DUI 3 times in 2015.

She insists she wants to get and stay clean and turn her life around.

A professional MMA fighter -- who fought in a Bellator event in 2015 -- was arrested Friday for allegedly killing two people in what cops believe was a robbery gone bad.

The suspect is Roshaun Jones -- a 5'8" 135 pound fighter from Oklahoma who racked up a 2-6 record as a pro.

He last fought in Kansas back in November and lost in a 1st round armbar.

But officials believe he's not just a bad fighter, but a bad person -- who shot two people to death in an armed robbery at a laundromat in Oklahoma on Monday. One of the victims was a female laundromat employee. Officials say the other victim was a male customer who tried to stop the robbery.

Officials launched a manhunt with help from the U.S. Marshal service and he was arrested today on two counts of 1st degree murder.

Stitches is sending God Bless Yous to the cops who hauled him off to jail.

The rapper seems to think the police have it out for him just because of his "success." He starts off pretty pissed in this video, but does a 180 about his Wednesday night arrest for guns and drugs.

Kisses from Stitches? Miami PD must be thrilled.

Shia LaBeouf's arrest and heated exchanges with protesters aren't scaring off the museum hosting his web cam ... but it has a warning for the actor.

A rep for The Museum of the Moving Image says they consider the protest site more of an art exhibit -- and they expect people who show up there to act with common decency and respect, and that means not assaulting visitors. That goes for Shia, too. We're told the museum will continue to monitor the live stream.

As we reported, NYPD cops busted Shia early Thursday morning after he allegedly got physical and scratched a guy in the face.

The museum's sticking to the plan to run the live stream through President Trump's term.

Legal groups offering free representation for inauguration protesters are ready to defend anything ... and believe civil disobedience will fall under that umbrella.

King Downing, Director of Mass Defense for the National Lawyers Guild, says there's a very real possibility for civil disobedience when Donald Trump takes the oath. Downing says there's a growing number of people who feel their voices haven't been heard by the President-elect, and they intend to change that on Friday.

TMZ broke the story ... The Partnership for Civil Justice, the NLG and other orgs have a game plan to hit the streets, monitor police conduct, and provide counsel for protesters who get cuffed.

Plies ran off on da plug twice, but couldn't outrun cops ... 'cause he just got busted for DUI.

The Florida rapper was arrested early Tuesday morning and booked into the Hillsborough County Jail for allegedly being messed up behind the wheel.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they slapped on the cuffs after Plies was pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence.

He was released on a $500 bond the same day. Sounds like he wanted to get back to vibin' at the Ritz-Carlton.

A man is in custody for allegedly trolling the Internet for Justin Bieber fans, targeting young girls and strong-arming them into sending him nude photos ... or else.

Bryan Asrary allegedly found a 9-year-old girl back in 2014 who was viewing Bieber's Instagram page. Asrary direct messaged the girl and said he knew Bieber and said he could arrange a text meeting.

Asrary then pretended to be Bieber, and demanded the girl send nude photos of herself and threatened to hurt her if she refused. The girl sent nude selfies and video.

Last year Asrary allegedly contacted the girl again ... this time threatening to publish and broadcast the photos she had sent him unless she sent more. She told her mom, and the cops got involved.

According to cops, they confronted Asrary and he confessed to extorting the girl and other victims around the country into sending him nude photos.

George Jung is a lifetime criminal who will never be able to reform, according to his probation officer ... but George's side says otherwise.

George's defense team just filed new docs asking for a very light sentence after his latest bust. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, they take issue with the probation officer's scathing testimony -- that Jung's an alcoholic, habitual liar and "no viable vocational or educational treatment programs" can change him.

But George's lawyer thinks probation is enough for a 74-year-old who's no threat to society -- and Johnny Depp's movie, "Blow" continues to give Jung a bad rap.

The eye in the sky saved Joey Porter big time -- officials say they will reduce the charges against the Steelers assistant coach stemming from an incident at a bar after reviewing surveillance footage.

As we previously reported, Porter was arrested on Sunday night after allegedly getting physical with a bouncer at a Pittsburgh bar.

He was initially charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, public drunkenness, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

But now, the Allegheny County D.A. issued a statement saying they viewed footage from multiple angles and determined there wasn't enough evidence to get an assault conviction.

All of the charges will be formally dropped EXCEPT public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

Young Thug is a wanted man after he failed to show up in court -- for the second time -- to face a simple fix-it ticket for tinted windows.

YT was supposed to be in an Atlanta court Thursday, but was a no-show ... so the judge issued a warrant for his arrest.

If you recall, Thug was picked up by the cops shortly before Christmas while shopping at an ATL mall. A cop spotted the rapper and remembered he had missed court. So much for learning his lesson.

He might want to avoid malls.

The first suspects in Kim Kardashian's robbery case have been officially charged.

French authorities pressed charges against 4 men Thursday in connection to the case ... one being a 63-year-old man ID'd only as Yunice A.

Yunice is reportedly facing charges of armed robbery in an organized gang, kidnapping and criminal association. Cops have also requested he stay locked up in their custody for the time being. The others are facing complicity charges.

The Paris limo driver who was arrested in the Kim Kardashian robbery dragnet has been released and was never even a suspect ... so claims the limo company that hired him.

UNIC Worldpass tells TMZ, driver Michael Madar has been released from custody with no criminal charges. UNIC says Madar was in custody "for testimony purposes" only.

The company insists neither it nor Madar had any connection to the October jewelry heist.

Dr. Drew admittedly has a strange reaction to the 4 people who tortured and terrorized a mentally disabled man ... he feels sorry for them.

We got the Doc leaving Catch Saturday night, and his reaction is way different than just about everyone ... he thinks we've failed them.