1978: Twelve-year-old Tyson is arrested for stealing a purse in Brooklyn and is sent to Tryon School for Boys
June 21, 1987: Tyson is charged with misdemeanor assault and battery and assault with a deadly weapon for striking a male parking lot attendant, after he attempted to kiss a female employee. He settled out of court for $105,000
October 2, 1988: Police are called to Tyson’s Bernardsville, New Jersey home where they witness him hurling furniture out of the window. His wife Robin Givens leaves the home and files for divorce five days layer.
December 12, 1988: Tyson is found guilty of battery and fined $100 for grabbing, propositioning and insulting a woman at a New York night club.
March 1992: Tyson is sentenced to six years in prison for raping Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington on July 18, 1991. Her only ends up serving three years.
May 8, 1992: 15 days are added to Tyson’s sentence after he is found guilty of disorderly conduct for threatening a prison guard.
December 1, 1988: Tyson pleads no contest to misdemeanor assault for kicking one man and punching another following a August car accident in Maryland. He is sentenced to two, two-year sentences, with one year suspended, and fined $5,000.
March 5, 1999: STyson gets 60 days in jail for violating the terms of his parole for his 1992 rape conviction
February 27, 1004: Tyson takes a plea deal in a case involving a 2003 fight with autograph seekers in a hotel lobby. He agrees to go to counselling and perform community service,
August 2007: Tyson pleads guilty to drug possession and driving under the influence in Arizona.