Vince Neil

The record

Compiled by the MrScandal desk from the documents below · Desk editor Gustavs Ērkšķis-Kreicbergs · Nov 9, 2026

Vince Neil, who was born Vincent Neil Wharton, is the singer of Mötley Crüe. His own court record begins in December 1984, when a car he was driving crashed, killing Nicholas Dingley, the 24-year-old drummer of the Finnish band Hanoi Rocks, and injuring two other people. He pleaded guilty in 1985 to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, five years' probation, 200 hours of community service and $2.6 million in restitution.

In 2015, as chairman and chief executive of the Las Vegas Outlaws arena football team, he was named in an investor's suit alleging fraud; he said the investor was the managing partner who ran the team. In October 2016 he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery over an April 2016 incident in Las Vegas, in which he was accused of pulling a woman by her hair after she asked for an autograph, and received six months' probation and a $1,000 fine.

In February 2025 a Learjet he owned left the runway on landing at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona and struck a parked jet. One person died and four were injured, and airport officials said one of the Learjet's main landing gear sets failed. His attorney said he was not on board. The song-rights dispute with Mick Mars and the 2026 arrest of his girlfriend are covered in the stories on this file.

Roles and honours on the record

• as of 2023 Singer, Mötley Crüe source
• 2014-2015 Chairman and CEO, Las Vegas Outlaws arena football team source