Crime: Attempted murder Before Mark Wahlberg was a famous actor and at the top of everyone's best friend wish list, he was a a bit of a bad egg. When he was 16, he beat up two men on the same day. The first guy he assaulted was a middle aged Vietnamese man who Wahlberg beat up with a wooden stick, knocking him unconscious in the middle of the street. The second victim was also Vietnamese and was left blinded in one eye. Wahlberg was charged with attempted murder but he pleaded guilty to assault. He was sentenced to two years in a Correction facility but only completed 45 days until he was released.