Crime & Arrests

Britney Spears isn’t taking any chances ... firmly in passenger princess mode as she was chauffeured around on Easter Sunday.

Photos show Britney fully in chill mode, nowhere near the driver’s seat, and for good reason -- she was booked for DUI last month, with California Highway Patrol confirming to us she was arrested last month for driving under the influence of a combination of drugs and alcohol.

Since then, she’s kept things low-key, laying low at home in the days after the arrest and focusing on reconnecting with her kids. But she’s not doing it alone ...

Tiger Woods’ legal saga just got a fresh face -- literally.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office has released a second mug shot of the 50-year-old golf legend … and this one’s a lot less polished than the first.

In the new photo, Tiger is rocking a blue inmate top and a noticeable frown -- a stark contrast from his earlier snap, where he was still in the same blue polo shirt from the crash scene.

Pooh Shiesty and his crew have been federally charged with the robbery and kidnapping of Gucci Mane ... and the suspects were allegedly captured on surveillance.

Here's the deal ... the DOJ says Shiesty and his alleged co-conspirators "executed an armed takeover" ... during which they say Shiesty forced Gucci at gunpoint to sign a release letting Shiesty out of his recording contract.

Along with the indictment ... the feds included several snapshots of surveillance from the building Gucci's studio is in, which appear to show the group of suspects entering the building -- and one of them leaving to retrieve a duffel bag.

Tekashi 6ix9ine is out of prison and here to shine ... with some sparkling new bling!

Check it out -- the rapper was gifted a "priceless" nearly 400-carat chain as soon as he stepped out of MDC Brooklyn Friday, where he served 3 months behind bars after authorities found drugs in his home last year.

Tekashi collaborated with Vobara Miami for this one-of-a-kind piece, which is titled "The Apex Redemption; The Return of 6ix9ine" and features pendants that represent some of his tattoos he had before he went back to the slammer.

Kendra Duggar has plenty on her plate after she and her husband Joseph were arrested in March ... but during one phone call while the latter was still in jail, Kendra made sure of one thing ... that her man still loves her.

TMZ obtained audio from the couple's phone calls while Joseph was still behind bars in Arkansas ... and Kendra shockingly asks during a March 22 chat if Joseph loves her, to which he chuckles and replies, "I love you so much."

Kendra asked her burning question just 4 days after Joseph was locked up on child molestation charges, and 2 days after they were both charged with 4 counts each of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree false imprisonment.

Joseph and Kendra Duggar's March arrests took quite the toll on Kendra ... who told her husband over the phone she could barely eat or even walk from the stress of the situation.

Kendra confessed her struggles to Joseph while he remained behind bars in Arkansas in calls on March 21 -- the day after her arrest -- and March 26 ... and TMZ obtained the audio. You can hear in the call ... Kendra says she is so distressed about their legal woes, she could barely walk because she's so weak.

In another chat, she tells her hubby she's having trouble eating anything, calling it a "miracle" when she was able to get down a whole sandwich. She says she even went for an IV to sustain her, and Joseph assures her he's been praying for her health.

Pooh Shiesty allegedly kidnapped and robbed Gucci Mane -- this, according to the Department of Justice.

The DOJ announced the news Thursday morning ... claiming Shiesty and his pal Big30 kidnapped and robbed several alleged victims at gunpoint in a Dallas music studio.

Eight of the nine suspects -- including Shiesty -- were arrested Wednesday across three cities -- Memphis, Nashville and Dallas -- according to the DOJ.

The Florida man accused of killing his politician wife, Nancy Bowen, told his uncle he shot his wife dead with a shotgun because he "couldn't take it anymore" ... at least according to cops.

TMZ obtained the complaint affidavit from the case against Nancy's husband, Stephen Bowen, and police say a man claiming to be Stephen's uncle called 911 and said his nephew confessed to killing Nancy.

Cops say the phone call led to Stephen's arrest ... and he was booked into Broward County Jail for premeditated murder and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

Pooh Shiesty has been arrested in Dallas, Texas ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the rapper -- real name Lontrell D. Williams Jr. -- was arrested Wednesday and booked in connection to a federal criminal case.

We broke the story ... Shiesty's family home was raided by the FBI on Wednesday. Agents executed a search and arrest warrant ... we now know it was Pooh Shiesty who was taken into custody.

Britney Spears is smoking ... we're not talking about her looks, we mean she's sucking on cigarettes in a dangerous locale -- the gas station!

Photogs caught the Britney Spears ''Circus'' as it came to the local business ... with her driver pulling her Mercedes up to the pump.

While this dude hops out to fill her up, Britney ashes her cigarette out the window ... in full view of a "No Smoking" sign.

Kendra Duggar broke down in tears during an emotional call with her husband, Joseph, as he remained in jail in their hometown of Tontitown, Arkansas, last week ... and she also pleaded with him not to trust a single soul.

Listen to the audio obtained by TMZ from a March 23 chat -- Kendra sobs about not knowing how to be there for her and Joseph's 4 kids while also being supportive of him.

On either side of Kendra's weep-fest, she pleaded with her husband not to trust a single person aside from her attorney, Travis Story. She even calls her husband out for sneaking in a call with someone apparently named Greg ... and she informs Joseph not to trust him.

Jen Shah knows she was wrong to defraud people, but her former prison mate Ghislaine Maxwell is pure evil ... according to a new interview with Jen.

"The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star told People she engaged with Ghislaine while locked up together at the minimum-security Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, Texas, but chose to limit their interactions after picking up a foul vibe from the convicted sex trafficker.

According to Jen, Ghislaine was open about having zero remorse for all the disgusting things she'd been convicted of.

Don't worry, Clavicular fans ... the gator police haven't caught the streamer in their nets yet -- he brought his stream to an abrupt end for his health.

Here's the deal ... Clav's Tuesday evening stream ended suddenly -- and, social media users immediately wondered if the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had taken him down to the Big Swamp to face charges for shooting a dead gator.

However, a rep for Clavicular tells TMZ ... rumors the star turned off his live stream because of any investigation are "100% false." The stream ended because the star wasn't feeling well ... full stop.

Police don't typically find dead bodies in their patrol cars parked outside headquarters ... but this was not a typical day for these cops.  

Officers from the Azusa Police Department discovered the body of 37-year-old Eric Valencia decomposing in the backseat of one of their police vehicles.

The department released body cam footage of the officers making the grisly discovery on the morning of March 26, and yeah ... they had the same question you do right about now: How in the world did Valencia end up inside the police car?

Dayton James Webber -- the quadruple amputee who is accused of shooting another man to death in his car -- may have done so after an argument over a gun and a fight about a woman ... TMZ has learned.

As you know ... Webber was arrested for the murder of Bradrick Michael Wells last Sunday. Cops say eyewitnesses told them Webber shot Wells in Maryland, then asked them for help pushing his body out of the car. Officers say these eyewitnesses told them they refused, and they got out of Webber's car before he drove off. He was later arrested in Virginia.

According to court docs obtained by ESPN, Webber and Wells got into a "heated argument" about "drugs, guns and a woman" before the shooting.

Kendra Duggar isn't sugarcoating the reality of her husband, Joseph, being behind bars on child molestation charges ... telling him his family is "disappointed" during a jail call obtained by TMZ.

You can hear part of the "19 Kids and Counting" star's chat from last Thursday -- the couple is talking about Joseph's famous family when she says everyone still loves him even though they're not happy about his current situation. And Joe seems understanding of their disappointment ... noting he also feels their love.

Kendra goes on to encourage him to take everything one day at a time ... and he happily obliges.