Willian Barboza was arrested for being annoying.

The 23-year-old Connecticut native was sore about a speeding ticket he got in the Village of Liberty in upstate New York in 2012. And when he sent in payment for the fine, he let the town of 4,400 know exactly how he felt.

"[Expletive] YOUR [expletive] TOWN [expletive]," Mr. Barboza...