Kansas Man Ends Mugshot Website After Backlash
Associated Press - Fri 10:48 AM 07/06/2012
The website featured mugshots, and a map with dots showing the homes of people arrested in Johnson County
A northeastern Kansas man has taken down a website where he posted mugshots of people arrested in Johnson County and charged up to $200 to remove them.
30-year-old Matthew Creed, of Shawnee, said he received death threats over the site he called blabbermouthkc.com.
Creed's two-month-old website featured a map of the bistate Kansas City area with dots showing the Kansas or Missouri hometowns of people arrested in Johnson County. Clicking on the dots brought up the mugshots and addresses of people arrested - whether or not they were ever formally charged, much less convicted.
Some of the photos were of people arrested for such infractions as being a minor in possession of tobacco, or driving with expired registration.
Some critics called Creed's business extortion or blackmail.
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Associated Press information from: The Kansas City Star
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BONEMAN
Friday 6 July 2012 11:36 Report this comment
Looks like getumgrannys side kick got the best of him...
t-bone
Friday 6 July 2012 15:46 Report this comment
must be boneheads alter ego "blabbermouth" ;)
BONEMAN
Friday 6 July 2012 23:20 Report this comment
wow boner where you been hiding?? did you finish watching your sesame street special?? I heard theres going to be special all day episodes of reading rainbow better go back to watching and enjoy your kool aid and pop tarts..