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Back in the summer of 2014, the Stockton Police Department in California posted a mugshot to Facebook.

Little did officers realise the sensation they were about to create.

Police warned that the detained man was "one of the most violent criminals in the Stockton area" and that he was facing five firearms charges.

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Yet those in the local community were far more captivated by then-gang member Jeremy Meeks' piercing blue eyes and stunning appearance than his criminal record.

At the time, the BBC reported that the photograph garnered more than 95,000 comments and 20,000 likes after appearing on the Police Department's Facebook page, reports the Mirror .

The handsome Meeks

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