( CNN ) -- The chiseled face and steely baby blue eyes made convicted felon Jeremy Meeks an overnight celebrity . But his manager is n't exactly feeling the love . Meeks ' family hired new representation to manage his new celebrity image after his mug shot went viral on social media under hashtags such as # hotfelon and # hotconvict . But some people have taken offense to the popularity of a man who has sat in jail before for felony theft and now faces new charges of weapons possession , gang membership and probation violation . Meeks ' manager Gina Rodriguez says she received about 30 harassing phone calls , including a death threat . Her office filed a report Friday with the Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department . Rodriguez was hired last week to work with the Meeks family because `` they were getting overwhelmed , '' she said . `` What a way to get discovered . '' The picture turned Meeks into an overnight celebrity and prompted various memes , including digitally altered images replacing his plain white T-shirt with spiffy high-end suits . Modeling offers in jail . Even in jail , Meeks , 30 , has apparently had offers from modeling agencies and reality TV shows . Rodriguez said she is considering four different production companies for a show starring Meeks . And she 's also in talks with a modeling agency , she said . Meeks is still in the San Joaquin County Jail . He was arraigned Friday after being pulled over by authorities in Stockton , California , during a gang sweep , police said . Meeks was driving and one of the passengers , Terry Bailey , 23 , was on probation , the San Joaquin County District Attorney 's Office said . `` A search of the passenger compartment yielded a 9mm round of ammunition and a small amount of what is believed to be marijuana , '' the prosecutor 's office said in a statement . `` A search of the trunk located an unregistered and loaded ... 45 caliber semiautomatic handgun along with two extended magazines . '' Authorities did not say who the guns belonged to , but those in the car faces felony weapons charges . Meeks ' rap sheet . Meeks ' prior brushes with the law include resisting arrest and admitting ties to the Crips gang , authorities said . He also spent two years in prison in 2002 for a grand theft conviction , according to the district attorney 's office . But his family insists he has turned over a new leaf . `` With his past history , he got out of being incarcerated and put his mind on focus to his family and started doing what he had to do , '' his brother , Bryan Varela , has told CNN affiliate KOVR . `` Living the dream that he always wanted . '' Despite his ill fame , the fans have kept coming . `` ... too handsome to be in the jail omg ! ! ! '' one commenter posted to Facebook . `` I want to marry Jeremy and have all his babies . Seeing this picture brightened my day . When I 'm feeling sad , alone and hopeless , I gaze into those dreamy blue eyes and all my fears go away , '' another said . But others are unswayed by his looks and disgusted with the attention he garners . `` The problem is that he gets more 'likes ' than an average-looking or ugly guy who pulls a woman from a burning car or saves a kid from drowning , '' a commenter wrote under Meeks ' photo . His fans may have to wait a little longer before they see him out of the jail setting . During the arraignment , authorities set his bail at $ 1 million .
Jeremy Meeks ' family has hired a representative to manage publicity . The manager allegedly received harassing phone calls and a death threat . Her staff filed a report with authorities .