Jeremy Meeks ' steely baby blues and chiseled cheekbones may be attractive . His rap sheet -- not so much . The 30-year-old stirred a collective swoon nationwide after authorities in Stockton , California , posted his arrest mugshot on social media this week . The picture turned him into an overnight celebrity and prompted various memes , including photo shop images replacing his plain white T-shirt with spiffy high-end suits . But authorities say he 's not such a model citizen . And this is not his first time behind bars . Meeks , a convicted felon who 's served years in prison , was arraigned Friday on counts related to firearm possession , gang membership and probation violation . In the latest arrest , Stockton police stopped him and two others Wednesday during a joint law enforcement gang sweep , authorities said . Meeks was driving and one of the passengers , Terry Bailey , 23 , was on probation . `` A search of the passenger compartment yielded a 9mm round of ammunition and a small amount of what is believed to be marijuana , '' the San Joaquin County District Attorney said in a statement . `` A search of the trunk located an unregistered and loaded ... .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun along with two extended magazines . '' They did not say whom the guns belonged to , but everyone in the car faces felony weapons charges . Drawing fans ... Meeks ' prior brushes with the law include resisting arrest and admitted 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 . `` 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 , told CNN affiliate KOVR . `` Living the dream that he always wanted . '' Despite his ill fame , the fans keep coming . His arrest mugshot is still a talker on social media . On Facebook , someone created a Jeremy Meeks fan page , which had nearly 90,000 Likes and counting early Saturday . `` Criminal or not , if he looks good he just looks good , '' Santana Martin posted under his picture . `` People are not saying he 's right for whatever he did . They 're just saying he looks good enough to make a mugshot look like a photo shoot . '' ... and critics . But others are unswayed by his looks . `` The women who think that this guy is hot are only fueling the fire of criminals and crime , and if they 're too ignorant to realize that then they deserve him , '' Clark Foreid posted . His fans may have to wait a little longer before they see him out of the jail setting . During the arraignment , authorities raised his bail to $ 1 million from $ 900,000 a day earlier . His next court appearance is Friday . Katherine Angier , who said she 's his mother , has launched a fundraiser for his defense at crowdsourcing website GoFundMe . She posted pictures of Meeks with his son and other family members , describing him as a father and a husband who was on his way to work when he was arrested . He has no ties to any gang , she said . `` He has old tattoos ... which causes him to be stereotyped , '' she wrote on the fundraiser page . `` He 's my son and he is so sweet . Please help him to get a fair trial or else he 'll be railroaded . '' By early Saturday , she had raised $ 2,000 . And some commenters on GoFundMe have raised a ruckus , blasting her efforts on her son 's behalf .
Meeks , 30 , became an Internet sensation after police released his mugshot . He was charged with a felony for allegedly stealing the identity of another man and posting it on Facebook. He was arraigned Friday on counts related to firearm possession . This is not his first time behind bars .