Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin ‘arrested for domestic violence’ months after his intense SWAT standoff

Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin has once again found himself in legal trouble—this time, after being arrested for alleged domestic violence and drug possession in California.

Police responded to a call about a domestic dispute at a Torrance apartment around 3 a.m. Tuesday, per TMZ.

Upon arrival, officers spoke with Scantlin, 53, and his girlfriend, determining that a verbal argument had allegedly escalated into a physical altercation.

Authorities noted visible marks on the woman’s arms, leading to Scantlin’s arrest. During a search, police also reportedly discovered a small amount of a controlled substance in his possession.

Scantlin was booked on felony domestic violence and drug possession charges and remains in L.A. County Jail with bail set at $90,000.

This latest arrest comes just months after his August run-in with law enforcement, when a routine traffic stop in Burbank escalated into a tense standoff with a SWAT team.

Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin has once again found himself in legal trouble —this time, after being arrested for alleged domestic violence and drug possession in California; (seen in 2024) 

Police responded to a call about a domestic dispute at a Torrance apartment around 3 a.m. Tuesday, per TMZ; (seen in 2016) 

The incident started when the musician was pulled over for a traffic stop in Burbank, California.

When he was asked for his ID the situation escalated, pepper spray was used and a crisis negotiator was called, but Wes still refused to get out of his Hummer H2, TMZ reported. 

When officers ran his ID an active warrant for carrying a weapon in an airport popped up and the troubled rock star was arrested. 

Around 4 a.m., the SWAT team was called and he was forcibly removed from his car. 

Wes was taken to the hospital to have his eyes flushed from the pepper spray and then booked at the jail for the outstanding warrant and resisting arrest.

He was released and his day in court over the charges is August 20. 

Scantlin has had multiple run-ins with the law over the last decade.

He has a history of being a no-show at Puddle of Mudd shows because of being arrested (and sometimes for no reason at all).

Scantlin was booked on felony domestic violence and drug possession charges and remains in L.A. County Jail with bail set at $90,000 

During a 2016 show in Doncaster, England, he went off on a rant about a man stealing his house again and his band had finally had enough and walked off stage.

And, during a show in Ohio in January 2016, he went on a tirade.

‘This mother f**ker right here stole my mother f**king house and now he’s standing right f**king in front of me laughing at me. And he f**king figures I’m a f**king joke.

‘This mother f**ker right here. This mother f**ker right here. Get his ass on camera. Right. Get his ass on camera. Get his ass on camera. This is the dog. Right here. 

‘This is the mother f**ker right here. This guy stole my f**king house,’ WQLZ reported at the time, per Metal Injection.

The singer pleaded not guilty in February of that same year to a felony vandalism charge filed after being arrested at the Hollywood home he lost in foreclosure.

Authorities said Scantlin caused about $7,000 in damage to the home using a hatchet, damaging the plumbing, audio equipment, a garage door and ripping an alarm system out of the wall.

He was also charged with misdemeanor trespassing at the time. The latest arrest adds to a long arrest history for Scantlin.

In September 2012, he was arrested when his drunken behavior caused a Los Angeles flight to make an emergency landing.

In January 2015, he was collared for trespassing after he rode around a baggage carousel at Denver International Airport.

When officers ran his ID an active warrant for carrying a weapon in an airport popped up and the troubled rock star was arrested

Around 4:00 AM the SWAT team was called and he was forcibly removed from his car

Wes was taken to the hospital to have his eyes flushed from the pepper spray and then booked at the jail for the outstanding warrant and resisting arrest

Then in July 2015, he was charged with a DUI in southern Minnesota.

He also was arrested on domestic abuse charges for allegedly dragging his ex-wife in May 2013, TMZ reported at the time, and pleaded guilty to cocaine possession a year before that.

Scantlin has even received a lifetime ban from Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion.

In 2007 he went for a swim in Graceland’s private pool, without permission.