By Snejana Farberov An alleged New York bail-jumper was arrested on his Pennsylvania college campus after he posed for a news photographer and police spotted his picture in the paper. Authorities caught up to 25-year-old Jacob Close after he took part in the Bloomsburg Press Enterprise's weekly 'Your Opinion' feature, answering a question about the controversy over the Washington Redskins' name. ‘I think they should keep the same name but change the mascot to a potato,’ Close jokingly opined. Joke's on him: Jacob Close, 25, a suspected bail-jumper was caught after he took part in the Bloomsburg Press Enterprise's weekly 'Your Opinion' feature, making a joke about the Washington Redskins name change controversy
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‘I think they [Washington Redskins] should keep the same name but change the mascot to a potato,’ fugitive Jacob Close told The Press-Enterprise
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The 25-year-old Bloomsburg University student was wanted for allegedly jumping bail in a DWI case in Ithaca, New York
Mr Close, who majors in mass communications, was evidently very proud of his spud wisecrack since on June 30, he shared a link to @placeholder article featuring his picture and quote, and even helpfully provided the exact page number.