Salt Lake City, UT – Hours After Asking The Media For Help Police Identify Mystery Inmate

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    In this photo provided byUtah County Sheriff's Office,  shows a roughly 71-year-old man with blue eyes and gray hair but no name. Booked into the Utah County Jail as John Doe after being arrested for trespassing in a parking garage. (AP Photo/Utah County Sheriff's Office)Salt Lake City, UT – Authorities have identified an inmate held for three weeks in a Utah jail as a missing New Mexico man.

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    Phillip T. Beavers was arrested July 1 in the Provo Police Department parking garage, about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. He was ordered held on $1,200 cash bond for three misdemeanor charges of interfering with an investigation, failure to provide information to a police officer and criminal trespass.

    The man refused to provide his name to authorities, baffling investigators who have been reaching out to the public and media for help.

    On Tuesday afternoon, authorities said the man’s brother identified him. Additional details weren’t immediately available.

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    solakerman
    solakerman
    14 years ago

    how long can they keep him in jail?

    14 years ago

    Once his prints come back from the FBI (i.e. if he ever served in the military), he will be identified.

    kalmengoldberg
    kalmengoldberg
    14 years ago

    This a interesting one VIN should update this one

    nissy
    nissy
    14 years ago

    Sounds like he needs a place to stay rent free

    ishbibele
    ishbibele
    14 years ago

    And maybe he is CIA

    BuckyinWisconsin
    BuckyinWisconsin
    14 years ago

    waterboard him

    14 years ago

    Harrison Ford.

    k9hara
    k9hara
    14 years ago

    For a second he looked like GW Bush

    Shmoger
    Shmoger
    14 years ago

    I guess he wants to go to jail he will have much a better life there (unfortunately jail is good to a lot of people)

    moshe1
    moshe1
    14 years ago

    Come on, his fingerprints is not in data base, he was looking for in garage…. just give him some food and let him go.

    joseph
    joseph
    14 years ago

    On what basis are they keeping him locked up for so long on a misdemeanor, that even if guilty carries a lesser sentence then they’ve already help him.

    This is police abuse of a citizen.

    14 years ago

    Duh!
    It’s Indiana Jones!

    Mikerose
    Mikerose
    14 years ago

    2 choices either a Russian spy and was told to keep mouth shut or wife threw him out the house so for the next 2 wks he gets a free hotel and btw had he had with him 1200 cash -they would let him out on bail with no ID ??

    14 years ago

    sounds like this man is trying to have some fun

    Insider
    Insider
    14 years ago

    He’s the Maharal’s shamash. He’s angry because he lost his job to a golem. That’s what happens when you vote for Obama.

    14 years ago

    That he is a frum yid because he’s not shaving during the 3 weeks?

    14 years ago

    I’ve seen that face somewhere… Johnny Carson? George Bush?
    How do they figure a “roughly 71”?
    His look says “I may be stubborn but I’m no fool…”

    CountryYossi
    CountryYossi
    14 years ago

    Looks like Nuchen Rosenberg

    villyamsburger
    villyamsburger
    14 years ago

    I think he was my mashgiach

    LipaChusid
    LipaChusid
    14 years ago

    For all you know he was sent by the FBI to check out the situation at the prison..just sayin’

    Babishka
    Member
    Babishka
    14 years ago

    He’s a time traveler!

    The_Truth
    Famed Member
    The_Truth
    14 years ago

    He was looking for an excuse for them to arrest him & so then he’ll get free board, food, medical care and now a lot of media attention.

    shredready
    shredready
    14 years ago

    he could be mentally ill, forgot his name

    or wanted for crimes

    I do not think this is a funny story

    benvin
    benvin
    14 years ago

    “Roughly 71”. They know something more but not telling us. This thing looks fishy.

    DrMSPhD
    DrMSPhD
    14 years ago

    Looks like Jeff Bridges to me

    Paulie123
    Paulie123
    14 years ago

    All joking aside, maybe he has alzheimers or some ailment. I am very suprised that a doctor hasn’t seen him

    Chelmite
    Chelmite
    14 years ago

    He could have Alzeheimers. With computers the police don’t know have to
    figure out who he is. OYE VEY

    villyamsburger
    villyamsburger
    14 years ago

    He ran away from our camp he didn’t wanna clean!

    Nobama
    Nobama
    14 years ago

    I guess free room and board goes a long way for some people..

    14 years ago

    Reply to#20

    He can’t be a mashgiach! it’s more likely a Rosh Yeshiva with a good “Tfisa”! (Do you Chap?)

    Track5
    Track5
    14 years ago

    Yes he looks like from the bush family

    Mikerose
    Mikerose
    14 years ago

    Wanted to get on to VIN news plain and simple

    14 years ago

    Are all of you finished having your fun now??? You are making jokes at the expense of another which is very close to loshon hora – and at this time of year. It is apparent that this unfortunate man has either early dementia or suffered some sort of trauma that caused him a form of amnesia. He has probably got a family that has been worried sick about him, while the rest of you think this is some sort of joke. Hopefully he will be reunited with his family in the near future. He is actually lucky to have been picked up by the police because people in his condition are easy targets for thugs and vandals. Most of you reading my message need to do some Teshuvah – quickly.

    mj00056
    mj00056
    14 years ago

    knock his teeth out-check against all dental records…………you will get your match.