30 Mugshots That Went Viral For Unusual Reasons

These people bore the appearance that truly made it hard to not be viral. From gorgeous smiles that stole the hearts of men to sharp gazes that sent shivers down the spine of women, a number of them made a name for themselves despite their charges being made known to the world.

Scroll on and you will find their backstory really amusing. Hopefully, the 15-minute of fame changed their life for the better, although there are some who chose to lead a peaceful, quiet life afterward.

Charles Dion McDowell

Something about Charles and having a neck that’s stronger than the average man that probably rubs people in the wrong way. He was arrested for possession of cocaine and meth. The whole situation ends up with him meeting up with Daddy Long Neck and talked about about how “all necks matter.”

Morgan Joyce Varn

Some people just haven’t found the place they belong, like inked girl Varn. She was arrested for kidnapping and armed robbery, and with completely tattooed eyeballs, her appearance was strikingly unforgettable on TV.

Sarah Furay

Some people might’ve mistaken this picture as a selfie from pre-2010. But you’ll soon understand why she tried looking extra-cute for the mugshot. She was found illegally possessing “31.5 grams of packaged cocaine, 126 grams of high-grade marijuana, 29 ‘ecstasy’ tablets, methamphetamine, and 60 doses of a drug similar to LSD.”

Add on top of that the fact that her father is an agent for DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, and not even a trial has been set for his dear daughter to this date.

Meagan McCullough

Well, she wasn’t exactly trying to look gorgeous for the mugshot, but McCullough knows even if it’s not for a job interview, she couldn’t allow herself to look like a complete mess. Apparently, she was sobbing hard and managed to calm herself for the mugshot in 2010.

Fidel Gonzalez Gutierrez

No, this is not Santa Claus. He was arrested in 2017 for six outstanding warrants and they’re all cocaine-related. With the internet overflowing with “snow” jokes, the viral mugshot, fortunately, circulated in March, months after and before Christmas.

Micah Musser

The Hickey Guy, a nickname he totally did not want to stick with him. Then 18, Micah was arrested for “unlawful transaction with a minor” and it sort of showed up in his mugshot because his neck was literally littered with hickeys.

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton was caught for DUI with drugs and received three-year probation on top of a $1,500 fine. But that didn’t stop her because a year later in 2007, she was caught driving again with her suspended license and served 45 days in jail. She only served three days there and spent the rest on house arrest.

Sarah Seawright

The pretty privilege spells its existence when the “prison bae” tag was tied to her portrait. Unfortunately, it was her mugshot in 2016 and if you’re curious about her background, her experiences include kidnapping, battery, robbery, and evidence tampering.

Sean Kory

Two things you need to know about this picture: it is a mugshot, and secondly, he genuinely hates Fox News. He literally throttled a man in a Fox News reporter costume for Halloween and was arrested for it.

Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop

The man was arrested for your typical bad guy crimes while under probation, but the reason he went viral was because of the new name that he picked himself months before: Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop. Jeffrey Wilschke really said he was going to make his next mugshot a hit.

Angenette Welk

Welk smiled sweetly in her mugshot, but people probably changed their mind when the Chevy Avalanche she drove crashed into another car driven by an 18-year-old with her mother, 60, in the passenger seat. The mother passed away due to accident-related injuries and Welk was rearrested after she was released on a $10k bond for DUI.

Angela Green

There was probably more to the story, but Angela simply didn’t want to leave her room at a Quality Inn in Ohio in time, which prompted the cops to drag her away. A viral cheeky mugshot and a $354 bond later, she was out.

Lucas William Vincent

Some people wondered if this man took the “Vincent” name way too seriously because Vincent van Gogh would’ve probably approved of this mugshot. The New Zealand man was charged for assault in May 2017 and the internet just had to with the ear jokes.

Jeremy Meeks

The man went insanely viral as the heartthrob bad boy of the last decade. Jeremy Meeks was arrested for carrying a firearm after he was declared a convicted felon and was charged with 27 months, but he got out after only service for half that sentence. In 2017, he made his runway debut on New York’s Fashion Week.

Mirella Ponce

She’s a gang member caught for concealing a loaded and stolen gun with her baby in the car. She plead guilty and was released with probation but the best part was probably how she’s now growing a career in modeling.

Luciano Gutierrez

That shirt was just way too accurate in this situation. The tattooed man from Texas was arrested for DUI, so needless to say, he became sort of a reminder for others: do wear this for dumb things alert to those around you.

Tammy Lee Hinton

Tammy Lee Hinton’s mugshot makes people wonder if he has a story to tell. She was tying the knot in July of 2011 when she was booked right after the vows for eluding a 2009 felony arrest warrant for three charges of identity theft.

Craig Buckner

He brought his Bird (the macaw’s name is Bird) for his mugshot because he was worried nobody would care for him. He did get a caretaker for the bird later while serving his sentence.

Carlos Rodriguez

This isn’t some sort of a CG effect because Carlos actually lost a part of his skull from an accident that got him crashing into a pole hard enough he flew out of his windshield and landed on his head. The “Half Head” man, by the way, was caught for solicitation of a sex worker.

Robert Burt

When he was arrested at 19 years old for DUI and without a license, Burt knew what he had to do. He plead guilty and received a two-day sentence in custody. Two months later, he got an orange shirt with his mugshot printed on it and celebrated a reunion because he had a relative staying in the same facility at the time.

Ricky Deeley

Is it mean to talk about how big his ears are after he was arrested for driving with a suspended license and those in the car with him all had dirt on them from owning a gun to drugs? The internet was quick to say how he looked like Shrek, Gollum, or Dumbo the elephant.

Alyssa Zebrasky

An Ohio woman who was arrested for theft, drug, and evading the police had her mugshot making its rounds on the internet. Her face tattoos reminded people of the Mexican equivalent of Halloween Day, Dia de Los Muertos.

Mekhi Alante Lucky

Taken in April 2016, this man was caught for motor vehicle larceny and avoiding arrest, but he will forever be remembered as that criminal with heterochromia eyes. He made it to the Fashion Week of New York City thanks to Demanti O’Bryant, the founder of St. Claire Modeling agency a month after signing up with them.

Megan Thee Stallion

She is Megan Pete, but the world probably knows her more by the name Megan Thee Stallion. This mugshot was taken when she was in public with her then-boyfriend who already cheated on her and even had a child with another woman. As the two started fighting, the cops were called and he accused her of assaulting him. After two days in prison, she was cleared from the charges.

Nick Nolte

Celebrity mugshots are fodders to the internet viral content. Nick Nolte was arrested for DUI with GHB drug content detected in his system. 16 years later, he spoke of his regret for having been involved with the substance and had been rehabilitated since.

Anna Fletcher

In March 2017, Anna Fletcher received the nickname “Mohawk Girl” because rather than the fact that she was arrested for DUI, her mohawk was sticking out of the sunroof and it may or may not had been why she was pulled over.

Alysa Bathrick

Another cute mugshot, but the fact that one of her eyebrows was thicker might just annoy you. Which is beside the point: she actually shared this mugshot herself on Twitter, “Surrendered myself at 7 am, got released at 11:30 am. F**k what you heard. And my mugshot’s cute.”

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber was caught for DUI and it wasn’t in just your commercial car – the hitmaker was driving a yellow Lamborghini at the age of 19 twice the speed limit in a 30 mph zone. He was released with a $2,500 bond.

Bill Gates

Two years after he found Microsoft with Paul Allen, Gates was temporarily arrested because he drove Allen’s car without a license. After spending a whole night with “all the drunks”, he made sure to always carry enough cash because he likes “being able to bail myself out.”

Justin Lamar Richardson

The world could be ending and you still need to eat to survive. Eating while taking a mugshot? Probably not as weird as the lady with the black eyeballs, but he was unusually focused on his needs despite the situation.