The man was outraged by the photograph that the police were using to search for him, and he provided what he believed to be a better photo of himself, after which he was apprehended by law enforcement. This is reported by the Daily Star.
43-year-old George Whittaker was wanted for forging driver's licenses, and previously he had been incarcerated for stealing Viking treasures worth £3 million.
The police made a public appeal on Facebook to find Whittaker. However, upon seeing the wanted photo, the man claimed that the cops should have used a better picture since he "was hungover" after a "three-day bender."
The man created a Facebook page under the fictitious name George Dennis Blackbeard, where he posted a smiling photo of himself with a tan and cool shades, which was picked up by a local newspaper.
After a few weeks, Whittaker was captured by the police. He was arrested in Edinburgh and is currently in custody.
As a reminder, the man was traveling from Belgium to the UK when an unknown woman hit him in the eye.