Jeremy Meeks, who has recently become famous for a handsome mugshot going viral online, is the victim of a death hoax.

A report was released claiming that the felon was killed an hour after he was released from jail. Huzlers.com said that Meeks was released just before midnight on Tuesday night, and after an our (1 am), his body was allegedly found by Stockton Police. The report when into detail saying that his corpse was found on the road by Dayton and West in Central Stockton, which made it so much more convincing.

The report was so detailed that it continued to say that he was rushed to the Community Regional Medical Center, with two wounds on his body. He appeared to have been stabbed and shot, the former resulting in his death. Also, the report claimed that wife, Lashanda Meeks, was the one who killed him. The final statements made by the hoax were that Lashanda was arrested while trying to elude the police.

Fans of the famous felon then began to express their thoughts and emotions about his alleged death on different social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The report even went viral that it has 250,000 shares. The Jeremy Meeks death hoax report was then rejected after it was confirmed that he is still in prison waiting for another court date for the charges of possession of a firearm. It was even said that a single charge filed against him could lead to a 10-year prison term and a fine of $250,000.