Charles McDowell’s Mugshot Goes Viral on Social Media Because of His Neck

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Charles Dion McDowell was arrested in Pensacola on drug charges, including fleeing police, possession of meth and possession of cocaine. However, it isn’t his arrest that is making headlines, as the inmate’s mugshot is what’s caught the attention of hundreds of thousands across the country.

The post has been shared more than 230 thousand times, with 250 thousand comments, most of which involved a series of puns and jokes surrounding McDowell’s neck. Check out some of the top “liked” comments below:

  • Ramon Ross: You people should be ashamed of yourselves, all this neckativity isn’t right at all.
  • Noble Mcgregor: They gonna put him in jail and throat away the key.
  • Dustin Gilland: Dude up to his neck in charges..
  • Barry Jacobs: His neck is still at LARGE!!!
  • Keidra Brewer: What they charge this guy with? Neckless Endangerment? Shat!
  • Clint Freeman: My neck, my back, they took my meth and my crack.
  • Carlos Levario: That boy got a chest tattoo on his neck…
  • Diamond Duchess: Y’all come on he gotta lotta weight on his shoulders right now.
  • Hannibal Hasan: All of his shirts are neckstra large.
  • AJ Powell: Dat boy can drink peanut butter 
  • Brian White: That neck tattoo cost $6000. They charge per square foot
  • Kevin Cook Has someone notified his necks of kin?
  • Rachel Duncan There’s no way he can fold towels.
  • Lanny Ordoyne He gonna learn his lesson neckstime
  • Crystopher Shadden Dude saving acorns for winter
  • Martin Janak Star trek the NECKS generation
  • Lindsey Nicole Bet he’s great at that Neckflix and chill

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