Michael Weyman incident In round 4, 2008, while playing for the
Gold Coast Titans Conn vigorously tackled then-
Canberra Raiders forward
Michael Weyman with a swinging arm. Weyman reacted poorly and threw punches after the play the ball, breaking Conn's nose. Conn was forced off the field through the blood rule, and Weyman was sent off and banned for six matches. The two went head to head again in the
2010 NRL Grand Final when Conn, playing for the
Sydney Roosters, was booked for a high shot on the then-
St. George Illawarra forward.
Painkiller prescription fraud In 2008 Conn was castigated by a magistrate, fined $5000 and ordered to do community service after admitting to faking painkiller prescriptions. The court was told he was charged after presenting a bogus prescription for the drugs Valium and Tramal at a Gold Coast pharmacy. Suspicious pharmacy staff contacted the doctor noted on the prescription who said the document was false. The pharmacist refused to fill the script and alerted police. Police prosecutor Mark Williams said investigations revealed Conn, who refused to be interviewed by police, had presented another false prescription to the same pharmacy the previous year.
Gym incidents On 19 September 2020, Conn was convicted in a Sydney court after pleading guilty to three charges relating to incidents involving a gym in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. Conn pleaded guilty to destroying property, intimidation and breaching an apprehended violence order and was sentenced to an aggregate 14-month conditional release order. It was reported to the court that Conn threw a rock at the window of the Hustle Boxing gym in Potts Point in December in 2019. Conn used to work at the venue before quitting in 2019. Conn returned days later and, when told he was not welcome at the gym, reportedly told staff “you don’t know what will happen next”. This prompted a personal violence order to be taken out against him with Conn being banned from going within 100 metres of the gym. ==Retirement==