Henry Earl
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 One of many mugshots of Henry Earl
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| Born | October 24, 1949  Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
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| Occupation | Internet meme |
Henry Earl (born October 24, 1949) is a homeless man from Lexington, Kentucky famous for his extensive police record, mostly for non-violent alcohol-related offenses.
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.
Henry Earl is also a regular patron of the Lexington Public Library's Central location, where his love of James Brown is equaled by his affection for Bruce Lee (faux kung fu moves available on demand). Unconfirmed reports say that he is also active for tuberculosis when not taking his medication.
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. He has, however, returned to his old ways in 2007.
[edit] Arrest History
| Number of Lifetime Offenses | 985 |
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| Number of Lifetime Days Spent in Jail | 4042 |
| 2008 Year to date offenses | 20 |
| 2008 Days spent in jail | 108 |
| Average Days per year spent in jail | 237.76 |
| Average duration of incarceration | 4.10 days |
| Average duration of freedom | 1.96 days |
[edit] Nicknames
- James Brown - After interrupting a live band in the South Limestone greenspace next to college radio WRFL, the band encouraged Henry to take the mike after he stated he would sing like James Brown. (1997)
- Wild Wild West - Imitating the Will Smith Video, Henry would perform a shuffle dance while repeating the chorus of the song usually walking on Euclid and South Limestone street near UK campus. (1998)
- Bruce Lee - There are times when Henry will state that he is Bruce Lee and say "Yahh!" while executing a little kick.
[edit] External links
- Henry Earl Watch with RSS feed on Henry's current incarceratory status, and a Firefox extension to display said status
- Firefox extension to display current incarceratory status
- Fayette County Jail entry for Henry Earl
