Michelle Watson's mug shot went viral after the Smoking Gun posted details of her recent arrest.

​Today, the slammer.

Tomorrow -- shopping for a publicity agent.

Michelle Watson, 24, has achieved fame -- or infamy -- after getting busted for super-extreme DUI, kneeing a cop in the groin, then posing for a mug shot like she'd just gotten off a roller coaster.

It's the irony of this mini-story that attracts us -- the pretty, exuberant girl in the orange jumpsuit is also the violent, cussing drunkard in a police report published by the Smoking Gun.

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MCSO

Ramon Corrales' mugshot should double as his Christmas card.

​Of all the ways to stick it to the man, not even showing law enforcement the courtesy of waking up to have your mugshot photo taken is our current favorite.

The above photo is not a picture of Ramon Corrales passed out next to a toilet after a night of tequila and bad decisions -- it's his actual mugshot.

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Josh Baker

​The man to the right is 20-year-old Josh Baker. About three months ago, he moved to an apartment in Scottsdale -- which wouldn't be a problem if he weren't a convicted sex offender required to let authorities know whenever he changes his address.

Baker was sitting next to a trash can in a parking lot near 3700 North 75th Street about 2:30 a.m. today when a cop drove by and asked what he was doing.
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Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Alan John Shepard needs a jaw. Perhaps we can help him out.

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently unveiled a controversial contest on his website asking the general public to vote for their favorite mugshot of an alleged criminal who's been booked into one of the sheriff's jails -- the winner earning the coveted "Mugshot of the Day" honors.

As we've mentioned, the mugshot of the day contest does one thing: determine which criminal looks the stupidest/most strung out on meth/mentally ill before being booked into jail.

In other words, the sheriff is providing a public forum to mock his inmates, and experts in the mental health community recognize it as such.

"While we might risk advancing (Arpaio's) publicity component, I think it's critical that we try to get in the way of this and stop this kind of exploitative behavior - because that's exactly what it is," Charles "Chick" Arnold, a Phoenix attorney and longtime advocate for the mentally ill, told the Arizona Republic last week. "What he's doing seems to be to be exploiting people who have been defined in our state as vulnerable adults. That's offensive."

As we've also mentioned, we've got no problem with pointing out some of the more humorous aspects of an alleged criminal's mugshot. However, we consider it the job of a 41-year-old alternative weekly newspaper, not the job of the 78-year-old sheriff of one of the largest counties in the country.

In honor of the sheriff's new contest, and one of the more memorable mugshots to be featured on his website -- in which the alleged criminal appears to be missing a good portion of his face -- we present to you the "Mouthless Meth Dealer Celebrity Mugshot Matchup." Check it out after the jump.  
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Alan Shepard

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Miami New Times

"Half-head guy"

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On Wednesday, we ran the mugshot of Alan Shepard, who was arrested earlier this week for allegedly selling crystal meth and illegally possessing a gun.

Shepard has a lengthy rapsheet, including past arrests for shoplifting, ID theft, burglary, making threats, and hindering prosecution.

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Pima County Sheriff's Office

Jared Loughner after being arrested for Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson.

​Above is the first look at Jared Loughner after he was taken into custody for allegedly shooting 20 people in Tucson on Saturday, killing six. The photo was taken by the Pima County Sheriff's Office's forensic unit. It's not his booking photo, PCSO officials say.

Loughner made his initial appearance in federal court earlier this afternoon. He smiled during his appearance before a judge in a packed Phoenix courtroom.

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Yavapai County Sheriff's Office

James Arthur Ray

​There is nothing too extraordinary about this mug other than the fact that it has been a long time in the making.

James Arthur Ray was arrested last night on three charges of manslaughter following the deaths of three people at a self-help seminar he organized in Sedona last October.

Ray maintains the deaths were just a "tragic accident" but police believe he's to blame for the deaths of Kirby Brown, James Shore, and Liz Neuman.


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​This is one of the few haircuts we've ever seen that may be dumber than the "blown out" Long Island locks Paulie D sports on Jersey Shore.

This Arizona Cardinals super-fan was originally seen on The Smoking Gun and his mug was brought to our attention by our friends at Heat City, who find the 'do equally ridiculous.

We spent the last few days trying to track down the identity of this brave soul, who appears to be so brazen in his fandom that he would shave out a faux-hawk, leave some chops, and dye them in the shape of the Cardinals logo.

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Marvin Dodson

One look at the "grrr face" on Marvin Dodson here, and you might think he murdered his whole family just by looking at them. We assure you, he did not.

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​"Cut me Mick!"

This swollen scowl is that of 54-year-old Randy Kutnyak.

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