I did read some years ago of a chap in America who modified a Piper Cub to film him taking off towing a glider (front seat removed, camera stuck in there pointing at pilot and, over his shoulder, the glider) (or something like that - it was a while back).
The airport operator objected to what the guy was doing and told him he couldn't take off from there with those modifications. Pilot decided to do so anyway, so airport operator parked something (his car?) across the runway to deter him. Undeterred, the Pilot went for it but slammed into the side of the car.
Pilot successfully sued airport operator for ensuing damages and injuries. Don't know/recall if any criminal charges got involved.
Just found a reference to the accident in a law book via Google:
Fundamentals of Aviation Law. The Pilot (or, rather, his family) actually sued Piper.