Mindy McCready Saturday Night Smack Down

Former country music sensation Mindy McCready was freed on a $1,000 bond after being arrested Saturday on misdemeanor charges of domestic battery and resisting arrest. Mindy came home drunk and rambunctious and proceeded to put the smack down on her mom. When the police showed up, Mindy resisted arrest and had to be wrestled to the ground and handcuffed.

Mindy's story is a little different. According to her, the argument began over a friendly game of Scrabble. Right. I guess the two must have been arguing over whether or not "white trash" was one word or two. Mindy claims the police officers burst through the door and tackled her. Over-enthusiastic fans, perhaps?

But we can't help but feel sorry for her.

Mindy began singing in church at the age of three and became instantly hooked, convinced she was born to sing. She graduated high school at the ripe old age of 16 with the intention of beginning her music career early. Two years later, she took the leap and moved to Nashville and was signed by BNA Records. Her first album, Ten Thousand Angels, went gold, and the single by the same name hit #1 in the charts. Her second album, although not as well-received as her first, also went gold. Her third album, not so much, and BNA dropped Mindy from their label. Capitol Records picked her up and dropped her like a hot potato after the failure of her 2002 self-titled release.

Since then, the rest of Mindy McCready's biography reads like a rap sheet that would make even Robert Downey Jr. blush:

August 5, 2004 - Arrested in Tennessee for using a fake prescription to buy the painkiller OxyContin. Although she initially denied it, Mindy eventually pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000, sentenced to three years probation, and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.

May 6, 2005 - Stopped by Nashville police for speeding and arrested for driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. She was later released on $3,500 bail.

May 8, 2005 - Ex-boyfriend and aspiring country singer, Billy McKnight, broke into her house and beat and choked her. He was charged with attempted murder and aggravated burglary.

July 15, 2005 - Charged in Arizona with identity theft, attempted fraudulent scheme and artifices, unlawful imprisonment, hindering prosecution, and unlawful use of transportation. She and a man stole a truck and forced a woman to accompany them against her will. Mindy claimed that she was in the process of helping authorities catch a con-artist who had bilked her and 35 other celebrities.

July 22 2005 - Found unconscious in a hotel lobby in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. She was hospitalized due to a drug overdose after washing down a large amount of drugs with alcohol.

August 10, 2005 - An arrest warrant was issued for Mindy for violation of her probation when she left Tennessee without permission from her probation officer. She was also charged with not reporting to her probation officer during July.

August 26, 2005 - Arrested in Florida and returned to Tennessee.

September 19, 2005 - During a court appearance in Tennessee to appeal terms of her bail, she stated that the July 22nd drug overdose in Florida was a suicide attempt. She added that the attempt came after learning she was pregnant with McKnight's baby.

September 23, 2005 - Hospitalized after overdosing on antidepressants following an argument with McKnight over their unborn baby.

March 25, 2006 - Gave birth to son Zander Ryan McCready.

July 19, 2006 - Found not guilty of driving under the influence but found guilty on the charge of driving on a suspended license.

July 21, 2007 - Arrested in Fort Myers, Florida and charged with battery and resisting arrest following an argument with her mother.

To be continued? Let's hope not.