Absolutely Not!!! Though he had a couple of minor scrapes with the law, he never committed any felony. He was a great man, an awesome singer, and, unfortunately, he's not around to defend himself…. read more
Cash was never sentenced to prison. By his own admission, Cash was an adulterer, international drug smuggler and narcotics addict. read more
Johnny Cash spent one night in a county jail in Georgia,and the next morning the sheriff returned his drugs to him,and told him if he wanted to throw his life away,and kill himself to go ahead and do it.After that Cash slowely began to change. read more
Although he carefully cultivated a romantic outlaw image, he never served a prison sentence, although he landed in jail seven times for misdemeanors, each stay lasting a single night. His most serious and well-known run-in with the law occurred while on tour in 1965, when he was arrested by the narcotics squad in El Paso, Texas. read more