Mystery inmate identified

Yesterday I posted about a mystery man who had been locked in a Utah jail for several weeks on misdemeanors because he refused to tell cops his name. He's now been identified. And he's not former Centre County, Penn., District Attorney Ray Gricar, DB Cooper, or famed Alcatraz escapee Frank Morris, all of whom the public suggested to police as possibilities. He is Philip Todd Beavers, 61, of Farmington, New Mexico. A family member identified him after seeing his photo in the news. "Utah County jail’s ‘mystery man’ identified" (Salt Lake Tribune)

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Phil Beavers is my favorite pornstar name of all time.
artiefx0

He’s willing to spend weeks in jail rather then let cops make fun of his name, and now the entire internet is doing it? What a cruel twist of fate!
BillGlover

He lost his job, went someplace else, refused to leave and politely refused to answer any questions. He’s a modern day, real life Bartleby.

http://www.bartleby.com/129/
wylkyn

Beavers Behind Bars
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=521240745 Ryan Griffin

Oh joy..a neighbor of mine. Take the rest of Farmington, too, Utah.
DimeSpin

Dammit, why couldn’t he have gotten himself arrested in Beaver, Utah? That would have been perfect.
townandgownie

As an interesting footnote, Ray Gricar was declared dead today so if that was him, it would have bee a hoot. http://www.centredaily.com/2011/07/25/2855487/gricar-declared-dead.html