Ol' Dirty Bastard

Ol' Dirty Bastard, born Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), also known as ODB, Dirt McGirt, Dirt Dog, Ason Unique, Osirus and Big Baby Jesus, was an African American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. As well as being well-known as one of the most distinctive hip hop artists of the 1990s, he became notorious for his problem-plagued private life and erratic public behavior.

Legal troubles

In 1993, he was convicted of second degree assault for an attempted robbery and in 1994, he was shot in the abdomen following an argument with another rapper.

Related Topics:
Assault - Robbery

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In 1997, he was arrested for failure to pay child support for three of his thirteen children. His wife, Icelene Jones, claimed he hadn't paid any support in over a year.

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In 1998, he pled guilty to attempted assault on his wife and was the victim of a home invasion robbery at his girlfriend's house. He was shot in the back and arm but the wounds were superficial.

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In 1999, he was arrested for shoplifting a pair of $50 shoes in Virginia Beach, Virginia, although he was carrying close to $500 at the time. He was arrested for criminal threatening after a series of drunken confrontations in Los Angeles a few weeks later, and was then re-arrested for similar charges not long after that.

Related Topics:
Shoplifting - Virginia Beach, Virginia - Criminal threatening - Los Angeles

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During a routine traffic stop, the details of which remain clouded in multiple versions of events, he was arrested for attempted murder and criminal weapon possession. The case was later dismissed.

Related Topics:
Attempted murder - Weapon possession

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In February 1999, he was arrested for driving without a license and for being a convicted felon wearing a bulletproof vest (the first person arrested for this infraction under a new California law). Back in New York weeks later, he was arrested for drug possession of crack cocaine and for traffic offenses. With multiple cases in the past and present, he was arrested with marijuana and 20 vials of crack. After his arrest, ODB reportedly asked the police to "make the rocks disappear". During a court hearing, he once called a female prosecutor a "sperm donor." http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20041113-2317-people-bastard.html

Related Topics:
Convicted felon - Bulletproof vest - Drug possession - Crack cocaine - Marijuana

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ODB entered rehab while still technically a fugitive from the law but strange behavior during a subsequent court date sent him to jail for a brief period.

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In October 2000, he escaped from his court-mandated drug treatment facility and spent one month as a fugitive. He appeared at a record release party for The W, a Wu-Tang Clan album. He was later arrested in a Philadelphia McDonald's parking lot and extradited to New York City. A Manhattan court sentenced him to two to four years incarceration. Mental problems resulted in a suicide attempt not long after his sentencing.

Related Topics:
2000 - The W - Philadelphia - McDonald's - Manhattan - Suicide

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In May 2003, Russell Jones was released from prison.

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