Wanted Ohio Fugitive That Sent Police A ‘Better’ Mugshot Arrested In Century

January 12, 2016

A wanted fugitive from Ohio that has made national and international news was arrested in Century Tuesday morning, days after he sent police a “better” mugshot because he was unhappy with the one they used.

Donald A. “Chip” Pugh, 45, was wanted by the Lima Police Department in Ohio for failure to appear. They posted his mugshot to their Facebook page, which they had on file from a previous arrest. Pugh apparently did not like the official mugshot; he sent Lima Police a selfie photograph showing him wearing a dress shirt and jacket, wearing sunglasses, in a car with a sunroof.

“Here is a better photo that one is terrible” — Pugh messaged at the top of the new photo, according to Lima Police.

“This photo was sent to us by Mr. Pugh himself,” according to the department’s Facebook page. “We thank him for being helpful, but now we would appreciate it if he would come speak to us  about his charges.”

But now Pugh has another mugshot to worry about….this one taken at the Escambia County Jail (pictured left). He was tracked by authorities to Century and taken into custody without incident in the parking lot outside the Century Branch Library Tuesday morning. He is being held in the Escambia County Jail as a fugitive from justice on outstanding warrants related to embezzlement and battery from Columbus, GA.

Pugh was wanted in Ohio for failure to appear on a DUI charge, and he is also a person of interest in cases involving vandalism and arson. The local newspaper, the Lima News, reported that he’s had run-ins with police previously on charges of domestic violence, breaking and entering, and disorderly conduct.

Pugh has not exactly been quiet since the replacement mugshot went viral and made news around the country and world.

He was interviewed on the phone on the “Two Tons of Fun” radio show on local station 104.9 The Eagle last Thursday as their “Idiot of the Day”. (Click here to hear the interview.)

“Man, they just did me wrong,” Pugh told the radio station. “They put a picture out that made me look like I was a Thundercat or something.”

“When I was a little kid, my grandmother told me a bedtime story,” said. “My hero was this character, who used to say, ‘Run, run, fast as you can. You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man.’”

He told the radio station that all of his relatives were in Lima, which is pronounced just like it looks, like the bean.

He also admitted, “I got drunk.  I mean I had myself a good time. Got pulled over a DUI.”  He was due in Lima court on December 28, “but I just chose not to go,” he said. “I got a dangum DUI. I chose to run like Bonnie and Clyde.”

“I did it for my idiot friends.”

Pictured top: Police in Lima, OH, posted the mugshot on the left of Donald Pugh. He sent them the replacement on the right. Pictured inset: Pugh’s mugshot from the Escambia County Jail taken Tuesday after his arrest outside the Century Library. Pictured below: The Century Branch Library shortly after Pugh’s arrest Tuesday morning.


Comments

16 Responses to “Wanted Ohio Fugitive That Sent Police A ‘Better’ Mugshot Arrested In Century”

  1. David Huie Green on January 16th, 2016 10:49 am

    It WAS a better picture.
    The better to catch you by.
    If only all criminals were only so cooperative.

    David for better pictures

  2. Thinking-- on January 15th, 2016 9:59 pm

    I’m lookin’ good man. Vanity at its finest!

  3. Elizabeth on January 14th, 2016 10:01 pm

    He looks like a drunken, drugged up version of Alfonso Ribeiro. O.o

  4. Funny on January 14th, 2016 2:10 pm

    He trusted the fox to help with his plan and that was the end of the gingerbread man.

  5. traumaqueen on January 14th, 2016 1:16 am

    He isn’t that educated if he didn’t know law enforcement wouldn’t find him by the IP address where he sent the message from. Here’s your sign dummy!

  6. Vulcanrider on January 13th, 2016 10:19 am

    Carlton or maybe…Sinbad!

  7. Molino, FL resident on January 13th, 2016 8:03 am

    I thought the same thing. Carlton of Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

  8. Mike on January 13th, 2016 3:51 am

    Yeah man, you are right, you definitely look better with sunglasses on. :)

  9. hollie on January 13th, 2016 12:47 am

    These comments are so silly. People are telling this man to go inside the library and read to become an educated man, yet the words in their comments are spelled wrong. But on to the story, this guy here is either really crazy and don’t care or has some mental issues for real. Who sends the police am updated picture of their self knowing their wanted??? Crazy!! His mugshot from ECSO does look better, he was probably sober, that’s probably why. Hate to say it but with all the charges that’s listed for him, he’s gonna have alot more mugshots. I pray he gets his life on track and stays out of trouble. Amen!!!!

  10. BG on January 12th, 2016 11:21 pm

    DUMMY

  11. jim on January 12th, 2016 9:20 pm

    What is an educated man like this doing at a library???

  12. john on January 12th, 2016 7:42 pm

    Maybe he should have went inside the library, and read some books and maybe get a little education. A little learn’in never hurt knowone, they might even have some books about the Gingerbread Man in there, but of course you need to get a library card.

  13. jim on January 12th, 2016 6:55 pm

    What is this educated man even doing at the Library???

  14. Carlton on January 12th, 2016 5:55 pm

    Hey guys look Fresh Prince of Bel Air lost Carlton!

  15. hawghead on January 12th, 2016 4:58 pm

    What a maroon…….

  16. Just an onlooker on January 12th, 2016 3:17 pm

    That brown short must be his mug shot shirt. Wore it in Ohio and now Florida.

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