Ex-WWE Star Arrested

Former WWE star Chad Wicks was arrested in Mason City, Iowa, on September 29 at 6:19 PM local time.

Wicks, 48, was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail on charges of Unsafe Turn or Failure to Give Signal, Improper Rear Lamps, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, and Driving While License Denied, Suspended, Cancelled or Revoked (DUS).

Wicks was also listed as being booked into the jail for “detox.”

Wicks retired from professional wrestling in 2007. He is best known for his time as one half of The Dicks tag team alongside Tank Toland. The duo competed for WWE on SmackDown in 2005 and 2006 after Wicks previously worked in WWE developmental as Chad Toland in Ohio Valley Wrestling.

A report from Northwest Iowa Watch Dogs states,

“CERRO GORDO COUNTY, Iowa — Former professional wrestler Chad Charles Wicks, known to WWE fans as Chad Dick, was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail on September 29, 2026, according to jail records.

Wicks, 48, of Mason City, was taken into custody at approximately 6:19 p.m. The booking record lists an intake designation of “Detox.”

The charges stem from several traffic-related allegations. Wicks is accused of Unsafe Turn or Failure to Give Signal, Improper Rear Lamps, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, and Driving While License Denied, Suspended, Cancelled or Revoked (DUS).

The jail record lists four separate cash-only bonds in the defendant’s name. Combined, the bonds total $1,501.51.”

UPDATE: Wicks was released at 12:22 PM local time on September 30 after posting a cash bond of $1,501.51.

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