Indiana Man Arrested 48 Times for Huffing Paint

Apr. 27, 2011

By Dan Hoffman info

Dan Hoffman is in his twenties.

Read more »

In Fort Wayne, Indiana this past week a man was arrested for huffing spray paint for the 48th time; the first incident was in 1992.

Kelley Gibson got into an argument with his wife, Elizabeth Gibson, and went upstairs in a huff to inhale the the toxic fumes, according to authorities.

After Mrs. Gibson called the police, they arrived to find the apartment reeking of fumes. Mr. Gibson was shirtless and held a plastic bag covered in paint in his left hand and the can of paint in his right. His face was also covered with the silver paint. The police took him to jail on charges of inhaling toxic vapors.

Note: the only funny thing about this story is the mug shot, and huffing seems like probably one of the saddest things out there. TC mark

You should follow Thought Catalog on Twitter here.

via Wane.com

Tagged , , , ,

Bookmark and Share

16 Comments

Add Yours »

Cataloged in

Text Size:

A | A | A

  • http://twitter.com/FTfunkj Joey Martino

    remember that huffing chick on intervention? probz the craziest episode eva, she was off her rocker…then she got clean and i remember seeing her on a post show speech, and she was looking pretty good. Hopefully she is still clean. #pray4huffers

  • wad

    why this is ILLEGAL is a fucking outrage on its own right. guy inhales toxic fumes in his apartment. doesn't go driving or do something to endanger anybody but himself. fucking ridiculous. but yes the mugshot is hilarious

  • http://twitter.com/rhodeislander rhodeislander

    Winners never quit, and quitters never win. Keep your eyes on the prize, Mr. Gibson – you can't win it if you're not in it.

  • Kenny Powers

    What were you doing? Giving RoboCop a blowjob?

  • http://twitter.com/rhodeislander rhodeislander

    Because, Wad: what good is all that time and money we've spent creating an even more obnoxious version of the European nanny state if we don't keep arresting people for doing things like this?

  • http://twitter.com/Chrys0poeia Nick Beith

    1. How is he still married?
    2. Seriously, did they run out of alcoholism in 1992?

  • ryan chang

    dude looks STOKED

  • Woah

    That image is horrifying.

  • Guest666

    she was so hot pre and post huffing omgggggg

  • Guest666

    errrrr i meant while she was huffing, really

  • janedonuts

    He's like a hybrid of the Joker and the Tin Man.

  • Alan

    Dayman

  • Jody Fossler

    my brain wants to recognize the picture is hilarious, but it knows this is some sad ass shit.

  • http://www.facebook.com/gregpphoto Greg Petliski

    1. Think about the disastrous choices women have made throughout history in regards to choosing a mate. Not surprising to me. Bet he's got a killer sense of humor, right ladies??!?!

  • Nancy Malig

    Huffington Post should run this story

  • anon

    “…and went upstairs in a huff”.  punny!  >_<

Recently Cataloged

  • What A Lingerie Shop Is Like For A Man

    After a perfunctory nosetasting of all three, I decided that my girlfriend would find the notion of being “Pretty and Pure” somehow antifeminist. I scooped up a Soft and Dreamy body spray and a Sweet and Flirty perfume, having no idea what the difference between those two types of spray was.

    By Josh Gondelman info

    Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City.

    Read more »

  • The First Time You See Your Ex After The Breakup

    Wow, oh wow, isn’t it weird when someone is your everything and then becomes a nothing? Shocker. Electrocuted. To be fair, you knew what you were getting yourself into when you signed up for this whole “falling in love” business! Didn’t you read the fine print? “Thou shalt become a stranger eventually.”

    By Ryan O'Connell info

    Ryan O’Connell is a 25 year-old writer based in the East Village, New York.

    Read more »

  • Silence Your Phone

    What really gets me is that cellphones aren’t that old. In one generation we’ve gone from existing happily without them to wondering what life was like before them. It’s alarmingly fast, and a bit frightening. We treat our phones as natural extensions of our bodies, aware of our remaining battery life like we’re aware of how hungry we are — an elegant lie.

    By Michael Johnson info

    Michael lives and writes in New York.

    Read more »

  • I Was A Malicious Child

    Recently, I asked a friend what the consensus about me was at that time, and she said, “We all seriously thought one day you might show up to school with a gun.” So let’s linger on that troubling revelation for a moment.

    By Brad Pike info

    Brad Pike is an important historical figure.

    Read more »