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

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.