Kentucky man arrested for 1,000 time

[Tyme2fish]

Henry Earl (born October 24, 1949) is a homeless man from Lexington, Kentucky famous for his extensive police record. Nearly all of his arrests have been for public intoxication, with a few charges of disorderly conduct, third degree trespassing, second degree trespassing, and apparently one count of begging. The Fayette County Detention Center's website, showing Earl's arrest record from 1992 to present, indicates that he has not been arrested for theft or any violent offences.

Henry's rise to fame was in large part because the Fayette County Jail had a public web site which listed a person's arrest record and mug shots. Henry Earl had an extensive record, and a wide range of emotions expressed in the mug shots, from despondent to happy. This page was linked to regularly by Internet news blogs - in particular, Fark.com. The web site eventually had to be shut down due to the strain that was placed upon it. Henry has made numerous talk show appearances and has been featured in national and international media venues, including MSNBC, the UK Sunday Mail, and Jimmy Kimmel Live.

On November 16, 2005, it was reported that a 55-year-old black man had died in police custody in Fayette County, prompting speculation that Earl had died. The man turned out to be Donald Ross, serving time for public intoxication and third degree assault.

In 2006, Earl somewhat "sobered up", with his number of offenses and number of days spent in jail being overwhelmingly lower than in previous years. However, he returned to his old ways in 2007.

In 2008, Earl was arrested for the 1000th time since 1992. The judge sentenced him to one thousand days in jail, saying the sentence was "only fair".


Arrest History
Henry Earl's Arrest History on alcohol related offenses as of Mon Sep 22 15:25:43 2008 CST Number of Lifetime Offenses 1000
Number of Lifetime Days Spent in Jail 4123
2008 Year to date offenses 35
2008 Days spent in jail 189
Average Days per year spent in jail 242.47
Average duration of incarceration 4.13 days
Average duration of freedom 1.95 days

[Col Forbin]

I knew him pretty well when I lived in Lex. I had house downtown, with a hammock in the back yard, that he slept on several nights a week. We always called him James Brown, because he wore 70's style leisure suits all the time. I am pretty sure he stole my N64 when I was in college, although he denied it.

[Tyme2fish]

I knew him pretty well when I lived in Lex. I had house downtown, with a hammock in the back yard, that he slept on several nights a week. We always called him James Brown, because he wore 70's style leisure suits all the time. I am pretty sure he stole my N64 when I was in college, although he denied it.

I'm ignorant. What is an N64?

[RoadToad]

I'm ignorant. What is an N64?

Nintendo 64; a game system.

[Tyme2fish]

Nintendo 64; a game system.

Oh, I see said the blind man