▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁for ▁viol ating ▁prob ation . ▁Judge ▁William ▁R . ▁McK ay ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁rev oked ▁her ▁prob ation ▁and ▁handed ▁down ▁the ▁sentence ▁after ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁her ▁explanation ▁that ▁some ▁sail ors ▁who ▁rode ▁in ▁her ▁car ▁left ▁a ▁half - full ▁bott le ▁of ▁whis key ▁in ▁the ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁Another ▁prob ation ▁rev ocation ▁and ▁sentence ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁j ail ▁for ▁marry ing ▁John ▁Robert ▁( Th omas ) ▁Thompson ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁her ▁terms ▁of ▁prob ation ▁for ▁dr unk ▁driving . ▁Those ▁terms ▁" required ▁that ▁she ▁consult ▁with ▁authorities ▁before ▁marry ing ." ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁V aug hn ▁was ▁ja iled ▁on ▁an ▁into xic ation ▁viol ation ▁in ▁Pas ad ena . ▁She ▁chose ▁in car cer ation ▁instead ▁of ▁pay ing ▁a ▁$ 2 5 ▁fine . ▁Her ▁j ail ▁term ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁days . ▁A ▁previous ▁d run ken ▁charge , ▁then ▁pending , ▁would ▁have ▁added ▁an ▁additional ▁four ▁months ▁to ▁her ▁sentence . ▁V aug hn ▁was ▁arrested ▁after ▁an ▁argument ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁John ▁R . ▁Thompson . ▁The ▁incident ▁followed ▁her ▁release ▁after ▁serving ▁eight ▁months ▁of ▁a ▁one - year ▁sentence ▁on ▁the ▁earlier ▁instance . ▁ ▁Death ▁V aug hn ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁in ▁Studio