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Fact Check Did Tim Allen go to prison Mugshot and cocaine charge surface online in wake of Toy Story star s recent tweet

Tim Allen's mugshot resurfaced following his tweet on woke community (Image via Getty Images) Actor and comedian Tim Allen recently made a tweet asking about the “face” of the woke community. The star also asked if “wokees” have a special backyard clubhouse and a “cute yet safe” playpen: Who is the face of woke. Do wokees have a club house in someone’s backyard or maybe a cute yet safe playpen somewhere?Who is the face of woke. Do wokees have a club house in someone’s backyard or maybe a cute yet safe playpen somewhere? Following the actor’s tweet, his old mugshot from the time he was arrested on cocaine charges resurfaced online, with some social media users jokingly referring to the image as “face of coke.” Trying to think of a joke about Tim Allen and cocaine but I can’t so here’s his mugshot from when he was the “face of coke” Who is the face of woke. Do wokees have a club house in someone’s backyard or maybe a cute yet safe playpen somewhere?Who is the face of woke. Do wokees have a club house in someone’s backyard or maybe a cute yet safe playpen somewhere?Trying to think of a joke about Tim Allen and cocaine but I can’t so here’s his mugshot from when he was the “face of coke” Allen went to prison in October 1978 after being arrested at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport by an undercover cop. He was caught with more than 650 grams of cocaine and pled guilty to drug trafficking charges. The actor was 25 at the time of his arrest.

How was Tim Allen arrested

Before establishing a successful career in Hollywood, reportedly had a criminal record for his association with a Midwest drug trafficking scheme. In 1978, the actor was arrested at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for carrying over 650 grams of cocaine. According to John F. Wukovits’ book Tim Allen (Overcoming Adversity), an undercover cop named Michael Pifer followed the then-future star for several months before contacting him at the airport. Tim Allen's mugshot for drug trafficking, 1979.Tim Allen's mugshot for drug trafficking, 1979. During Pifer’s operation, Allen handed over a brown Adidas gym bag filled with cocaine to the former. He reportedly placed the bag inside a locker and handed Pifer the key shortly before being exposed. Instead of receiving $42,000 from Pifer, Allen was handcuffed and taken into custody. He was reportedly set to face lifetime imprisonment after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges as state legislators passed a law to give life sentences to any individual convicted of selling 650 grams or more of cocaine. However, Tim Allen received a reduced sentence of three to seven years in prison for providing the names of other dealers in the drug trafficking scheme. Allen spent nearly two years and four months in a federal prison in Sandstone, Minnesota, and was paroled in 1981. The Home Improvement star was for the second time on May 24, 1997, on alleged charges of DUI while driving around Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The following year, he checked into rehab for alcohol abuse and has been sober since.

Twitter reacts to Tim Allen s old mugshot

Tim Allen's 1978 mugshot photo recently resurfaced online (Image via Getty Images) Tim Allen’s old mugshot from a 1978 cocaine and drug trafficking charge recently resurfaced online in the wake of the former’s tweet about “face of the woke” community. Several social media users also took to to react to the mugshot and the actor’s past criminal record: okay but why is tim allen's mugshot so damn cuteokay but why is tim allen's mugshot so damn cute We can’t tell you.

You might snitch on us the next time you get arrested for drug trafficking. We can’t tell you.You might snitch on us the next time you get arrested for drug trafficking. I know the face of a cocaine addict I know the face of a cocaine addict *freeze frame*
*home improvement grunt noise*
Yep, that's me! You're probably wondering how I got myself into this situation... *freeze frame**home improvement grunt noise*Yep, that's me! You're probably wondering how I got myself into this situation... Can’t really say who is the face of woke, but we know who the face of coke is. Can’t really say who is the face of woke, but we know who the face of coke is. I guess you were a better cocaine salesman than comedian. I guess you were a better cocaine salesman than comedian. Tim Allen's coke dealing mugshot looks like my dad and I have questionsTim Allen's coke dealing mugshot looks like my dad and I have questions Tim Allen later opened up about his imprisonment while speaking to Esquire and said that he faced a harsh reality during his time in prison: “When I went to jail, reality hit so hard that it took my breath away, took my stance away, took my strength away. I was put in a holding cell with twenty other guys — we had to crap in the same crapper in the middle of the room — and I just told myself, I can’t do this for seven and a half years. I want to kill myself.” He also told the Los Angeles Daily News that the comedian in him also started to grow during his time behind bars and that he even made the strictest prison guards and toughest prisoners laugh over his jokes: “I was funny before that. Prison grew me up. I was an adolescent that woke up too early when my father was killed, and I stayed at that angry adolescent level.” Allen decided to establish his career in comedy shortly after his release and started doing stand-up at the Comedy Castle by night. He eventually skyrocketed to fame for his iconic roles like Tim “The Toolman” Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement, in Toy Story, Santa Claus in the Santa Claus franchise, and Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing, among many others. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found