How Many Times Has The Cast Of Jackass Been Arrested?

Right from the beginning, "Jackass" stars had legal troubles, and it extended to those working behind the scenes as well. During filming of the pilot episode, Johnny Knoxville performed in a skit where he played an escaped convict at a True Value store in West Hollywood. Knoxville, in an interview with Wired, says that he was arrested for trespassing. While joking that he was happy because someone else got arrested as well, at the time the arrest was no joke. Production coordinator Veena Mehta was also arrested and sent to jail, and MTV needed to hire a criminal lawyer for the case. While Mehta was able to escape the charges, the show was banned from West Hollywood for years afterwards.

His second arrest was a much more bizarre affair. In 2009, Knoxville was arrested at LAX when trying to board his American Airlines flight to Miami when security noticed a grenade in his carry-on bag (via Los Angeles Daily News). The Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad was called to the scene to examine the grenade, and found that it did not have a pin or explosive material. According to Knoxville, the grenade was a prop from a photo shoot he was attending and that he forgot that he had it in his bag. While Knoxville was released, the police did want to charge him with the misdemeanor charge of "possession of a prohibited item within the sterile area of an airport."

Unlike other "Jackass" cast members who left of their own accord, Bam Margera's legal and substance abuse problems led to him being fired from their most recent film, "Jackass Forever" (per NBC News). While he was able to avoid arrest for some of his exploits, he has been arrested for at least three, the first of which was in 2013. According to TMZ, in 2012 Margera rented a Toyota Landcruiser when he was in Iceland and proceeded to kick the door, scratch the car, hit the back, and spill oil paints all over the interior. Instead of paying for the damages at the time he instead fled the country, and was only arrested when he decided to go back to Iceland the following year. He was immediately arrested when he arrived at the Keflavik Airport and eventually paid for the damages.

After the death of fellow "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, Margera began binge drinking. On the show "Family Therapy With Dr. Jenn," he admitted that after Dunn's death, "that's when it wasn't even drinking for the fun or for the social part of it. It was just drinking because [of] total depression, kinda" (via Us Weekly). In 2018 Margera was arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles, and the following year he was arrested for trespassing shortly after leaving rehab (per People). During the second incident he was placed under citizen's arrest by a hotel staffer when he sat on the floor in the middle of the lobby and refused to leave.

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Perhaps no member of the "Jackass" crew has had as many legal issues as Brandon Novak. Though he shot to fame in his teens, even being sponsored by Gatorade when he was 14 (per Boca Magazine), his substance abuse problems started early and caused him to leave his skateboarding team when he was 17. In his autobiography "Dreamseller," he included a photocopy of his arrest record from the state of Maryland, showing 19 arrests from between 1996 and 2008 for charges such as burglary, possession, and loitering. He notes that "the rest have been lost in the paperwork shuffle." More police records were published in his follow-up book, "The Streets of Baltimore."

Novak was arrested in 2014 for an outstanding warrant, after having the police called on him for disorderly conduct in a restaurant. Per WUSA9, Novak was intoxicated and bothering other customers with a friend. Another arrest ended with Novak appearing on the show World's Dumbest Criminals. After taking 15 Xanax pills, Novak threw a cinder block through a gas station window and stole cigarettes, alcohol, cash, and Mentos. He left and stood at a bus station, but returned to the scene of the crime, both to steal more stuff and to warm up due to how cold it was outside. While inside, Novak passed out and was promptly arrested. Thankfully, Boca Magazine reports that Novak is now sober and works for the Banyan Treatment Center as a community outreach coordinator.

Preston Lacy, who typically teams up with Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, has had a couple of run ins with the law, one of which was an incident with fellow castmate Steve-O. In 2003, a stage show at the University of Calgary that ended in a brawl led to three men being charged for assault (per CTV). One was Steve-O, and the other was Lacy, who was charged with assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm. The warrant for Lacy's arrest is currently outstanding.

In 2011, the same year that Steve-O was arrested for the Calgary incident, Lacy was arrested in Oklahoma for possession of marijuana and rolling papers (via TMZ). Lacy was charged with two misdemeanors, but no further details of the arrest are currently available. Due to his appearances in the "Jackass" films that came after his arrest, he apparently has avoided any major repercussions for these incidents.

Of all the new "Jackass" members, the most memorable may be Sean "Poopies" McInerney. Part of the generation that grew up with "Jackass," his sole arrest came in his teen years when he tried to emulate the show (something that every single episode airs a disclaimer telling fans not to do). While in junior high, McInerney was watching an episode of the show with some of his friends when he remembered that they had a gorilla mask and gloves. After telling them that he had to use the bathroom, his friend told him to put the mask and gloves on and do it in "the busiest intersection in Carlsbad" (per Stab Magazine).

While the intersection was empty at the time, it wasn't for long. Shortly after he began defecating, four police cars came to the scene. He was arrested, and the following day word of what happened spread around his school. Thus was born his nickname "Poopies," from his friends continuously teasing him about the incident. Rather than shy away from it McInerney embraced the nickname, and now this is how he's known to his castmates and the rest of the world.

Though an unofficial cast member, Compston "Darkshark" Wilson is definitely one of the most memorable characters in "Jackass Forever." Father of new cast member and hip hop performer Jasper Dolphin, Wilson has been open about his history with the law. On his Instagram account he even shared a photo from 2007, when he was released from prison.

Because he has only recently gained fame, details on his arrests are scarce, but there is a 2002 incident that took place in Los Angeles involving Wilson (via AnyLaw). In a trial by jury he was found guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of ammunition, and carrying a loaded weapon. The first count shows that Wilson was already a felon at the time. Because he was a second strike defendant, Wilson was required to serve a term of five years and four months. Given the date of his conviction, the photo that he shared on Instagram of his prison release may be related to this particular sentence.