Elvis presley was arrested in 1956 after an altercation with 2 gulf service station employees edd hopper aubrey brown the trio had a fight the previous night when elvis pulled into the station at gayoso and second for repairs and was besieged by fans hopper the station manager ordered presley away and a brief altercation ensued all three were booked for assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges against presley were dismissed hopper and brown both had to pay fines why not treat