WILKES-BARRE, PA – A Pennsylvania man’s photo who is wanted for a theft of services charge dating back to November of 2020 has gone viral online, primarily due to the suspect’s general appearance and stature.
Once one sees the photo that the local police department used in their effort to create public awareness and get tips on where the at-large suspect may be, it is easy to understand how this wound up going viral.
On May 9th, the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department shared photo of 49-year-old Kevin Fitzpatrick Jr. accompanied with a public announcement to call authorities if anyone were to spot this individual.
Records show that Fitzpatrick was charged with theft of services for an incident that reportedly a Kurd on November 12th of 2020. And from what these records show, Fitzpatrick apparently didn’t abide to his issued court summons.
But with the Internet being what it is, this relatively normal ‘be on the lookout for’ style of post that numerous law enforcement agencies issue daily – Facebook users immediately dove right into the comments to speculate on these suspects appearance.
In the photo provided by law enforcement, Fitzpatrick can be seen sitting on a bench smoking a cigarette, with a facemask pulled down and a Biden Harris bag around his wrist. Furthermore, authorities specified his weight in the posting, noting that he’s 390 lbs.
Needless to say, the comments carry a theme that are not exactly terms of endearment.
One commenter wrote:
“When I get older I can only pray to be in that good of shape.”
Another witty observation that played off the suspect’s appearance wrote:
“I see after McDonald’s laid off Grimace he fell on hard times.”
One person commenting in relation to his theft charges wrote:
“I really feel like his alias should be ‘the hamburglar’.”
While those were some of the top comments, here are some honorable mentions that are criminally underrated:
“Dress shoes with sweat pants is the only crime here.”
“Just check the local buffet or unemployment office.”
“His bag explains everything we need to know.”
“Should be a short foot chase.”
“Might wanna go back and check that bench.. he’s probably still there.”
“Jaba the Hutt out here committing felonies.”
“Might wanna check Gotham City.”
“Gotta put out a seismograph and we’ll be able to track him by his footsteps. Who’s in?”
“Dude and his little bag scream unemployment.”
This type of shenanigans is reminiscent of the time in 2018 when the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office shared the mugshot of a man identified as 31-year-old Charles Dion McDowell.
While the name may not sound familiar, chances are McDowell’s mugshot will look familiar.
Mugshot of Florida man with large neck goes viral: https://t.co/weZhTSSqg7 pic.twitter.com/KRbmV9qFBI
— NBC 6 South Florida (@nbc6) November 15, 2018
In a period of just two days when authorities posted this mugshot back i November of 2018, NBC 6 reported that the post “had nearly 250,000 comments and over 220,000 shares.”
And it’s, again, painfully obvious why the post picked up as much steam as it did.
And the comments did not disappoint when it comes to side-splitting commentary.
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Here are some of the comments that garnered the most “likes” when this mugshot of McDowell went viral:
“If your big toe had a face”
“Homeboy swallowed a parking cone”
“What if his neck is normal and he just has an extremely tiny head”
“Bruh gotta use a blanket as a scarf in the winter.”
“With all that possession I bet he has lots of conNECKtions”
“America’s Neck Top Model?!”
“The hand of God couldn’t put this man in a choke hold”
“Dat boy can drink peanut butter”
“Dude swallowed a lamp shade”
31 year old Charles Dion McDowell is captured. His neck is still at large. pic.twitter.com/f7OhtAMRVA
— Brian Hunsucker (@Hunsucker4) November 14, 2018
“Did anybody notify his neck of kin”
“Dude Gotta buy his chains at Home Depot”
“I know all of his shirts are boot-cut. “
“Legend says you can hear him gulp from a mile away”
“He can drink milk and by the time it get to his stomache it would be expired.””
“I bet u his favorite fruit is necktarines”
“This is what happens when u eat 32 Popeyes biscuits without something to drink and survive”
“I will pay good money to see him in a turtleneck sweater.”
“Tattoo Artist: I know this yo NECK but ima have to Charge you for a Back Tattoo”
#neckguy #neckflix Charles Dion McDowell #CharlesDionMcDowell pic.twitter.com/eXqcoOIW4e
— Edell Olguin (@TheEdellOlguin) November 18, 2018
“They threw the book at him… He swallowed it.”
“He’s been captured, but his neck is still at large”
“Why just tattoo “Blessed” when you could have fit the entire bible??”
“He had to swallow his pride for these mugshots”
“That neck tattoo cost $6000. They charge per square foot”
“My dude got an Adam’s pineapple”
“I’m glad they caught him. Anyone of us could’ve been Necks.”
“They gonna put him in jail and throat away the key.”
“Looks like he tried to swallow everything he got charged for”
“Dude up to his neck in charges.”
“Bro gotta wear all his shirts upside down!”
“Buddy look like he can swallow a whole Dorito without chewing”
“His chin got a Failure to Appear warrant.”
Apparently, McDowell managed to get arrested mere weeks after being released from custody from that November 2018 arrest. with TMZ sharing the following headline.
Viral Neck Mugshot Guy Charles Dion McDowell Arrested Again https://t.co/xJvqZb2Ucd
— TMZ (@TMZ) November 21, 2018
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