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Crime History: Merle Haggard arrested for attempted robbery of bar

By Scott McCabe
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Crime History: Merle Haggard arrested for attempted robbery of bar

On this day, Dec. 24, in 1957, a young Merle Haggard landed in a Bakersfield, Calif., jail for an attempted robbery of a tavern.

Haggard, 20, was sent to San Quentin State Prison, where he saw Johnny Cash perform. The concert had a profound effect on Haggard.

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