Police hunt for Walter White! 'Breaking Bad' star lookalike wanted on meth possession charges
The Illinois police are currently on the lookout for a group of people after they issued warrants for their arrest. The Galesburg Police Department, Illinois released the mugshots of the people they are after. This is a standard operating procedure and nothing out of the ordinary. However, one of those wanted has gone viral on social media across the world. The authorities are hoping to be able to arrest Todd W. Barrick Jr, 50, for violating his probation for the possession of methamphetamine, the NZ Herald reported.
Barrick Jr.'s mugshot bears a very strong and close resemblance to Bryan Cranston's character from 'Breaking Bad', Walter White with his bald head and straggly white beard. Barrick Jr. looked like what could have been an older Walter White.
Many people were very much amused with the mugshot and the striking similarities and took to social media to comment. One user wrote, "Bryan Cranston is looking rough." Another one added, "Have you tried Albuquerque? Perhaps at Los Pollos Hermanos?" referring to the place where the show is based.
On the popular AMC show, the character Walter White had gone from being a high school chemistry teacher to being a merciless drug dealer. The case is very similar to one in the UK where a person who was stealing a case of beer looked incredibly similar to the character Ross Geller on the popular sitcom 'Friends.' The footage of the man stealing the case of beer went viral on social media and attracted many comments and jokes.
The video even got a response from David Schwimmer who plays Ross Geller on the show. "Officers, I swear it wasn't me. As you can see, I was in New York. To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation," Schwimmer wrote. The Blackpool police also joined in on the joke and shared, "Thank you to everyone for your speedy responses. We have investigated this matter thoroughly and have confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on this date. We're so sorry it has to be this way."
The man in the video, Abdulah Husseini was eventually arrested though he never showed up to court.