Henry Earlknown as “the most arrested man in the world”died last weekend at the age of 74, reported Fox 56. The subject, who accumulated more than a thousand arrests throughout his life, was buried on Thursday in the cemetery of Owenton, Kentucky. The deceased spent the last years of his life in a rehabilitation and care center, where he received treatment due to health problems and had no relatives who could attend his funeral, according to what he reported. WLEX.
Earl achieved notoriety for having been arrested more than 1,300 times since the Fayette Urban County Community Corrections Divisionin Lexingtonbegan digitizing arrest records in 1992, local media reported Lexington Herald-Leader. Most of his arrests were for alcohol-related crimes.
Ginny Ramseyfounder of Catholic Action Center of the city, commented about Earl: “He was a character, he had a great sense of humor.” The woman knew him for decades, noting that, despite being charismatic, he was also a difficult person at times. She recalled how the deceased liked to introduce himself to people as “James Brown.”
“You couldn’t meet Henry Earl and not love him. “He will never be forgotten,” he stated to WLEX.
The man, whose record of arrests astonished the entire community, told years ago to the Herald-Leader that his drinking problem began after the death of his adoptive mother when he was 18 years old. He never had a steady job since, after being fired as a busboy at a motel in 1969 for showing up drunk. His first arrest was in Fayette County in July 1970 for carrying a concealed weapon. During his lifetime, he spent more than 6,000 days in prison.
Earl’s 1,000th arrest occurred in 2008 for alcohol poisoning, after he was found unconscious on the back porch of a home. He later entered a four-month rehab program, but was arrested again after four months of sobriety, the court reported. Herald-Leader. His last recorded arrest was for public intoxication in April 2017.
Henry Earl He also gained fame for appearing—albeit remotely—in Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2004, as he was incarcerated at the time. This episode led to him gaining national attention, being recognized for his unusual number of arrests. During his life as homelesswas known in the community of Lexington for frequenting the university bars of the University of Kentuckywhere students offered him drinks.
“Taking care of him was a pleasure; We remember him as a special guy,” mentioned the people who cared for him at the health facility that housed him in his last years. Fox 56 He added that his friends and fans took to social media to pay tribute to him, remembering the man who often called himself James Brown and highlighting how it was possible to be remembered by thousands without having to be a renowned singer, athlete or screen star.
In remembrance of Earl and others who died after facing homelessness, the Catholic Action Center plans to hold a commemorative event between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm next Monday, coinciding with the Memorial Day.
