Wide-necked man with viral mugshot arrested again

A US man who went viral in 2018 for a mugshot showing his unusually wide neck is behind bars again.

America’s most notorious neck is back behind bars.

Charles “Wide Neck” McDowell initially soared to internet celebrity in 2018 when a mugshot depicting his famously broad swivel became a hit — and now he has an opportunity to do it all again after he was busted over the weekend.

Boasting 1 million Instagram followers, McDowell, 35, was booked into Escambia County Jail in Florida on stalking and withholding child support raps, the New York Post reports.

A warrant was issued for his arrest in August after he showed up to a woman’s house and sent her threatening messages, according to KCBY.

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A mugshot from Charles “Wide Neck” McDowell’s arrest on Sunday. Picture: WKRG

McDowell shot to fame after another arrest on a raft of charges, including fleeing cops and drug offences.

The anatomical wonder’s fortunes initially turned after his mugshot went viral.

He joined a rap group comprised of other online semi-celebrities, and recorded a video with fellow anatomical oddity “Daddy Long Neck,” a younger, skinnier man with a very long neck.

McDowell in the 2018 mugshot that made him famous. Picture: Escambia County Sheriff's Office

Released in 2020, Neckst Big Thing has racked up 5.8 million views on YouTube.

McDowell is being held without bond, according to police records.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

Originally published as Wide-necked man with viral mugshot arrested again