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On This Day in 1965 Johnny Cash Was Arrested At The Mexican Border
On This Day in 1965 Johnny Cash Was Arrested At The Mexican Border
October 5th, 1965, the Man In Black was released after being caught with a over a thousand pills at the El Paso border. He had traveled down to Juarez, Mexico for the discounted pricing, but customs found the stash in his guitar case. According to Police records he had 668 Dexadrine and 475 Equanil on him. He was arrested on Monday, October 4th, spent the night in jail, but was released the next day.
“I was taking pills for awhile, and then the pills started taking me.”
The pills plus his rampant alcohol use plagued Johnny through both his marriages, though he went through many periods of sobriety, including a 7 year stint after the birth of his and June’s child, John Carter. He finally entered rehab for the last time in 1992.
Throughout his life, Johnny was arrested 7 times, most for drunken misbehaviors, including his first for trespassing in a local resident’s garden after a show to pick some flowers.
October 5th, 1965, the Man In Black was released after being caught with a over a thousand pills at the El Paso border. He had traveled down to Juarez, Mexico for the discounted pricing, but customs found the stash in his guitar case. According to Police records he had 668 Dexadrine and 475 Equanil on him. He was arrested on Monday, October 4th, spent the night in jail, but was released the next day.
“I was taking pills for awhile, and then the pills started taking me.”
The pills plus his rampant alcohol use plagued Johnny through both his marriages, though he went through many periods of sobriety, including a 7 year stint after the birth of his and June’s child, John Carter. He finally entered rehab for the last time in 1992.
Throughout his life, Johnny was arrested 7 times, most for drunken misbehaviors, including his first for trespassing in a local resident’s garden after a show to pick some flowers.
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