• Home
  • Mail
  • News
  • Finance
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Search
  • Mobile
  • More
Yahoo
    • Skip to Navigation
    • Skip to Main Content
    • Skip to Related Content
    • Mail
    Entertainment Home
    Follow Us
    • The It List
    • TV
    • Movies
    • Celebrity
    • Music
    • Live Celeb Chats
    • Videos

    Man Arrested in North Carolina for Allegedly Failing to Return VHS Tape Rented in 2001

    staff@people.com (Chris Harris)
    PeopleMarch 24, 2016
    Reblog
    Share
    Tweet
    Share
    Man Arrested in North Carolina for Allegedly Failing to Return VHS Tape Rented in 2001

    A man has been arrested in North Carolina for allegedly failing to return a VHS tape he'd rented nearly 15 years ago, PEOPLE confirms.

    On Tuesday, James Meyers, 37, was pulled over by police as he was taking his daughter to school, according to court documents. Officers ran his license and learned an active warrant had been issued for Meyers's arrest.

    After dropping off his daughter, Meyers turned himself in to police and was booked on a single charge: failure to return rented property.

    In late 2001, Meyers allegedly rented a copy of the universally panned Tom Green film Freddy Got Fingered. Since it was released, the movie – about a struggling cartoonist who is forced to move back in with his parents – has attained cult film status.

    • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.

    Meyers is scheduled to appear in court on April 27 to answer to the charge, and faces a possible $200 fine if convicted.

    The warrant was issued years ago, police tell PEOPLE, and remained active even after the rental store shuttered its doors.

    Green, a stand-up comedian on a tour of Australia, learned of Meyers' arrest, and took to Twitter to say he was "struggling to believe it is real."

    In a video posted to YouTube, Meyers says he can't believe he was arrested for allegedly not returning a video to a defunct business and expressed his opinion that the police had better things to do with their time.

    Reblog
    Share
    Tweet
    Share

    What to Read Next

    • Britney Spears' Fans Demand 'Gimme More' After Boyfriend Displays Insane Leg Muscles

      TheBlast
    • Harry Styles fields questions about his sexuality in new interview

      Yahoo Celebrity
    • Rand Paul’s Defense of Trump on Corruption Goes Down in Flames During Contentious Interview

      Rolling Stone
    • Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Claps Back at Fan Who Tells Him to 'Live Humble' Amid Sobriety

      People
    • James ‘Radio’ Kennedy, Who Inspired 2003 Cuba Gooding Jr Film, Dies at 73

      The Wrap
    • Runner Who Slapped Reporter's Backside on Live TV Arrested for Sexual Battery

      People
    • PewDiePie Announces He’s Taking a Break From YouTube in 2020

      Variety
    • Kristen Stewart Not ‘Gutted’ Over ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Box-Office Flop: ‘Dude, We Just Wanted to Have a Good Time’

      Indiewire
    • Cardi B Surprises Offset With $500,000 Cash for His 28th Birthday

      Entertainment Tonight
    • Kylie Jenner Gets Into the Holiday Spirit with Help from 22-Month-Old Daughter Stormi

      People
    • Todd Phillips Didn’t Know Joaquin Phoenix Agreed to Star in ‘Joker,’ Until He Showed Up for Wardrobe

      Indiewire
    • Sean 'Diddy' Combs Honors Late Ex Kim Porter on Her Birthday: 'We're Celebrating You Today'

      People
    • What's Really Going on With Amanda Bynes Amid Tabloid Reports (Exclusive)

      Entertainment Tonight Videos
    • Tori Spelling Addresses Rumors She's Joining RHOBH Franchise: 'I Would Get Eaten Alive'

      People
    • Future's Alleged Baby Mama Accuses Rapper Of Offering 'Hush Money' To Keep Quiet Amid Lori Harvey Romance

      TheBlast
    • Is The Pacifier Josh And Anna Duggar Gave Their Daughter A Choking Hazard?

      TheBlast

    New Fox News poll on impeachment contradicts its most loyal viewer — President Trump

    Fuh Que Russian Trolls: Approval for Nixon's impeachment was at 42% just before the House filed articles of impeachment. After they filed, support for impeachment zoomed to 63%.

    Join the Conversation
    1 / 5

    8.4k

    • Box Office: ‘Jumanji 2’ Levels Up With $60 Million Debut, ‘Richard Jewell’ Stumbles

      Variety
    • Bella Hadid Barely Covers Up In Steamy Selfie, She Came Dangerously Close To A Nip Slip

      TheBlast
    • Meghan McCain praises CNN's S.E. Cupp for defending her against body-shaming troll: 'She is gorgeous, inside and out'

      Yahoo Celebrity
    • Gabrielle Union Wants to 'Chat' With Orlando Jones After His Alleged Firing by 'AGT' Production Company

      Entertainment Tonight
    • How Did Prince William and Prince Harry Find Out About Their Father Cheating on Their Mother With Camilla?

      TheBlast
    • Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Is Still Facing 37 YEARS Behind Bars

      TheBlast
    • Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer Give a Sneak Peek at Top Gun Sequel: 'Finally Get to Share'

      People
    • Model Brooks Nader Is Married! See Her Gorgeous Oscar de la Renta Wedding Dress

      People
    • Sophia Hutchins Says She and Caitlyn Jenner 'Were Never Romantically Involved'

      People
    • Kylie Jenner Shows Off 'Traditional' Christmas Tree and Decorations With the Help of Stormi

      SheKnows
    • Scarlett Johansson Calls Fiancé Colin Jost the 'Love of My Life' in SNL Monologue

      People
    • The Voice Season 17 Finale Predictions: Which of the Top 4 Is Likeliest to Win?

      TVLine.com
    • Kanye West and JAY-Z Reunite at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Birthday Party After Years of Feuding

      People
    • Harry Styles Addresses Questions About His Sexuality and 'Sprinkling Nuggets of Sexual Ambiguity'

      People
    • Trans teen Jazz Jennings rocks one-piece swimsuit for first time after gender confirmation surgery

      Yahoo Lifestyle
    • Check Out Kylie Jenner Dance When Her Ex Tyga's Song Plays At Diddy's Twin Daughters' Birthday Party

      TheBlast