SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A handsome mug shot of a Northern California man arrested on felony weapons charges has gone viral on social media, attracting more than 30,000 "likes" and drawing comments praising his high cheek bones, chiseled face and striking blue eyes. 
 
 In this Wednesday, June 18, 2014, booking photo released by the Stockton Police Department is Jeremy Meeks. Meeks, 30, was one of four men arrested Wednesday in raids in Stockton, Calif.. On Thursday,... (Associated Press) 
 
 Jeremy Meeks, 30, a felon, was arrested Wednesday on five weapons charges and one gang charge, according to Officer Joseph Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department. 
 
 No previous arrest photo has garnered so much positive attention since the department set up the Facebook page in March 2012, Silva told The Associated Press. 
 
 "I have not seen that many likes for a photo before," he said. 
 
 By late Thursday, Meeks' arrest photo had garnered more than 30,000 "likes," and 9,400 comments, and had been shared more than 2,900 times. 
 
 "Wow. That is one good looking mug shot!" one person wrote. 
 
 "Momma, I'm in love with a criminal," another joked. 
 
 Some online commentators even said Meeks looked like he belonged in an Abercrombie & Fitch ad or on the show "America's Next Top Model." 
 
 Still others were disapproving, such as one observer who said, "He may be a tad bit cute, but with six felonies, he ain't that cute." 
 
 Meeks was one of four men taken into custody during Operation Ceasefire, a multiagency mission to curb a recent increase in shootings and robberies in the Weston Ranch area of Stockton, a Northern California city of about 300,000 nestled amid the network of waterways that form the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. 
 
 Four firearms were confiscated during a sweep Wednesday involving the Stockton police gang unit, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Task Force and other agencies. 
 
 Silva called Meeks "one of the most violent criminals in the Stockton area," though he declined to provide any details on the crimes that Meeks is believed to have been involved in. 
 
 Meeks, who is being held in lieu of $900,000 bail, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday afternoon. 
 
 Silva did not know whether he had retained a lawyer. 
 
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 https://www.facebook.com/stocktonpolicedepartment ||||| Jeremy Meeks (Photo: Stockton Police Department Facebook page) 
 
 Meet Jeremy Meeks. He's a 30-year-old convicted felon who was arrested Wednesday on felony weapons charges during a sweep in the Weston Ranch area of Stockton, according to Stockton police. 
 
 Meeks was one of four men arrested in a multiagency operation after a recent increase in shootings and robberies. He faces five weapons charges and one gang charge, police said. 
 
 UPDATE: 'Hotttttt' felon faces 11 felony charges 
 
 He's also arguably the most popular convict ever to grace the Stockton Police Department Facebook page. 
 
 Meeks' mug shot generated more than 2,400 comments between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, many from women claiming to admire his good looks. 
 
 "Hottttttt," Melissa Stiles wrote. 
 
 "Omg come to mama," Nicole Seba Lorena Elena commented 
 
 "Holy hell i would arrest him too..hottest bad boy I've seen," Ellie Abbey wrote. 
 
 "He can kidnap me anyday... Hold me against my will lol," Jessica Gutierrez commented. 
 
 "Why is he breaking the law when he should be making millions modeling! Wowzas," Tanya H. Thomas noted. 
 
 One user has set up a Facebook fan page for Meeks, who is being held in the San Joaquin County Jail on $900,000 bail. Of course, not everyone is amused by his admirers. 
 
 "$900,000 in bail and 6 felonies. You ladies are desperate," Amber Gomes wrote. 
 
 Meeks' arraignment is scheduled for Friday afternoon. 
 
 Meet Jeremy Meeks. He's a 30-year-old convicted felon who was arrested Wednesday on felony weapons charges during a sweep in the Weston Ranch area of Stockton, according to Stockton police. News10/KXTV 
 
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– If a life of crime doesn't work out for California man Jeremy Meeks—and since he's being held on felony weapons charges, it apparently isn't—a career as a model awaits. After his mugshot appeared on the Stockton Police Department's Facebook page, it attracted 30,000 likes and almost 10,000 comments from women and men dazzled by his good looks, reports News10. "Holy hell i would arrest him too ... hottest bad boy I've seen," wrote one commenter. "I would rehabilitate him so hard," cracked another. Meeks, one of four men busted in a sweep after a recent surge in shootings and robberies, faces five weapons charges and one gang charge, which some people found a bit of a turn-off, the AP notes. "He may be a tad bit cute, but with six felonies, he ain't that cute," one commenter wrote. A police department spokesman says the 30-year-old is "one of the most violent criminals in the Stockton area," though he declined to comment on his alleged crimes. Meeks is being held on $900,000 bail and will appear in court today. (Another "hot inmate" filed a lawsuit after her mugshot attracted too much attention.)