what was president ulysses s grant arrested for

President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested in 1872 for speeding while driving his horse-drawn carriage in Washington, D.C. He was stopped twice by an African American police officer named William West; the second time, West arrested him for speeding. Grant paid a $20 bond but did not appear at the trial, forfeiting the bond. This is the only known instance of a sitting U.S. president being arrested, and Grant reportedly praised the officer for doing his duty. The arrest was related solely to speeding in his horse and buggy, not any criminal activity beyond that.