Michael Madsen was arrested at his California home on February 23 after reportedly being caught trespassing on an unnamed Malibu property. According to The Sun, three police cars arrived at the actor’s home around 9:30 pm and images show him being escorted to one of the vehicles by an officer. The “Kill Bill” star’s hands are visibly handcuffed behind his back. 

The Daily Mail spoke with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which confirmed that Madsen was indeed arrested for “trespassing” and that the property’s owner tried to make a citizen’s arrest before calling cops and telling them he wanted to press charges against Madsen. In the end, police took the “Reservoir Dogs” star to West Hills Hospital where he spent two hours before being transferred to a police station. There, he was hit with a $500 “citation for a misdemeanor.” By the time he was released, it was nearly 7 a.m. the following day.

This wasn’t Madsen’s first run-in with the law. Back in 2012, he was arrested for DUI and sentenced to 30 days of rehab, per the Los Angeles Times. In 2019, he was again arrested for DUI, this time after causing a crash in Malibu. Following this second offense, he was sentenced to four days of jail time and five years of probation.