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January 13, 2016

Please Enjoy: Fugitive Sends Selfie To Cops To Replace ‘Terrible’ Mugshot

At the age of 45 years old, ol' Chip wasn't too happy with the mugshot the police were sharing.
Young man in handcuffs
Here’s something to make you cringe: Donald “Chip” Pugh didn’t like the mugshot the cops posted of him online, so he sent them a replacement, caption it:

Here is a better photo that one is terrible.

Wanted by the police in northwestern Ohio because he failed to appear in court on a DUI charge, the police posted his mugshot on Facebook.

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The 45-year-old man had had previous run-ins with the police and was a person of interest in a case involving vandalism and arson.

He then sent the police this:6182_728070607292675_1305555630728603067_n

The police then shared with this caption:

This photo was sent to us by Mr. Pugh himself. We thank him for being helpful, but now we would appreciate it if he would come speak to us at the LPD about his charges.

He was then arrested in another state – all thanks the power of social media – and the police department took yet another mugshot of the dude – also posted to social media:

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Since the 6 January post, the photo has received over 2,800 likes, 4,100 shares and over 1,200 comments.

When I got arrested, I had never been arrested on a misdemeanor. So, I went in there and I was happy. I was smiling when the detective, when the officers booked me in. They were like, ‘Why are you smiling?’ I’m like, ‘Cause I’m gonna walk out of jail in a minute. I’m so happy.’

I had to go to court on December 28th, and I just chose not to go. When I turn myself in, I’m only doing three days. It’s a three-day penalty.

Oh, what is the world coming to…

[source: ktla]