The solid members of “Pawn Stars” are not any strangers to scandals. Rick Harrison and his fellow “Pawn Stars” additionally know a factor or two about sketchy authorized troubles. However that does not imply that every little thing about Rick out there’s true. In April 2025, the web rumor mill churned out headlines claiming the Gold & Silver Pawn Store proprietor had not solely been arrested but in addition obtained a prolonged jail sentence. That merely did not occur. In reality, there is no public file of Rick ever being incarcerated. 

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That is to not say no Harrison has by no means been behind bars, although. Corey Harrison, the oldest of Rick’s youngsters, was arrested on a DUI cost in September 2023, TMZ reported. He instructed authorities he had had one drink a number of hours earlier however failed his discipline sobriety check. He agreed to having his blood drawn and was launched eight hours later. Sadly, Corey is not the one Harrison to have had a brush with the legislation.

Shortly earlier than Rick’s second son Adam’s tragic dying in January 2024, he’d spent a couple of months in jail. The circumstances round his arrest had been much more difficult, too. Adam had struggled with drug habit most of his life, main Rick to take some drastic actions. In a March 2025 interview on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” Rick admitted to calling the police on his son after he broke into his dwelling. “I figured possibly if we put him in jail for 2 months, it’s going to clear him out,” he stated. 

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“Pawn Stars” followers is probably not seeing a lot of Rick Harrison anytime quickly. However that is as a result of the favored Historical past Channel present went on an indefinite hiatus following the tip of Season 23 in April, and never as a result of its important star obtained a life sentence for cash laundering and different federal crimes. It is unclear the place the rumor began, nevertheless it unfold like wildfire in a single day, notably on YouTube. Some sources, nevertheless, included veiled disclaimers that went unnoticed by many viewers.

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The Considerate Lab posted a YouTube clip, titled “Rick Harrison From Pawn Stars Sentenced To Life Imprisonment,” however famous: “Our movies mix factual, rumored, and fictional content material. Viewers mustn’t take into account any of this info as definitive or correct. We advise accountable viewing.” However the disclaimer was under a prolonged caption about “the surprising particulars behind his sentencing, the occasions that led as much as it, and the courtroom drama that surprised the world.” Viewers needed to develop the caption to even see the disclaimer.

The confusion surrounding the information prompted the U.S. Jail Information, which gives details about the nation’s correctional system, to look into the matter. “Rick’s by no means been convicted of a criminal offense, by no means confronted a choose for something that’d land him behind bars,” the web site confirmed. Harrison, for his half, wasn’t too involved in regards to the pretend information. “What everybody tells me is, you realize, in the event that they’re writing pretend stuff about you to get clicks, you are clearly widespread. So possibly I am widespread,” he stated on “Pawn After Darkish.”

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