André the Giant, 1989
On August 21, 1989, WWF star André Roussimoff, who’s better known as André the Giant, was arrested and charged with assault and criminal mischief.
Roussimoff got into an altercation with a cameraman at a WWF event, which led to Roussimoff putting the cameraman into a headlock, and he damaged the camera.
Roussimoff was acquitted of the assault charge, but he was found guilty of the criminal mischief charge. He was fined $100 and ordered to pay $233 for the damaged camera.
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