After the sad news of David Crosby’s death at the age of 81 got viral many people wanted to learn more about his life.
David Crosby has had a long history of instances where he had to deal with law
enforcement. In the April of 1982, David Crosby was arrested in a Dallas nightclub for possessing a 45-caliber handgun and using cocaine.
Despite his lifetime of activism against war and violence, Crosby began carrying a gun for protection after John Lennon was killed on Dec. 8, 1980.
Crosby was convicted in June 1983 and sentenced on Aug. 5, 1983, receiving five years for the drugs and three years for the gun charges, to be served concurrently.
When he was arrested, Crosby was caught in the grip of a cocaine addiction that caused him to squander all the money he had made over the years.
In 2004, he was arrested again for illegally possessing a hunting knife, a handgun, and an ounce of marijuana. This time the charges were less severe: He was fined $5,000.