Man Arrested For Not Returning VHS Rental 14 Years Ago
James Meyers had no idea there was a warrant out for his arrest for not returning Freddy Got Fingered all those years ago.
A man in Concord, North Carolina, was arrested Tuesday on charges of failing to return a 14-year overdue VHS rental, according to an arrest report.
Concord Police Department
James Meyers, 37, was driving his 10-year-old daughter to school when he was pulled over for a broken taillight Tuesday morning at around 7:30 a.m.
James Meyers
The officer asked Meyers for his ID and walked back to his car behind him, Meyers told BuzzFeed News.
The officer returned about 30 minutes later and asked Meyers to come around to the back side of the car.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but you have a warrant out for your arrest for not returning a VHS tape to J&J Video," Meyers recalled the officer saying. "A tape called Freddy Got Fingered?"
"I started looking around like I'm being punked or on candid camera," said Meyers, who is a well-known DJ in the area under Mad Influence. "I didn't know if it was a prank or what was going on at first. I thought this must be a really elaborate prank."
James Meyers