You can run, but you can't hide from your criminal past, especially in the "Age of Celebrity Gossip" blogging. And you would think American Idol contestants would know that by now.

TMZ has uncovered the first dirt of the season, revealing Thomas Daniel's mugshot and arrest information. Daniels, 21, was arrested in 2004 for DUI, and again in 2005 for hit-and-run. His DUI record, however, was expunged after he completed a one-year alcohol diversion program and paid a fine.