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Real Life Breaking Bad Walter White Arrested for Meth

Originally posted 08/16/2012 06:00PM

It's straight out of an episode of Breaking Bad – right down to the name.

A man accused of violating his probation in a methamphetamine manufacturing case in Tuscaloosa, Ala., is drawing attention for more than his crime.

Since 2010, Walter Eddy White has been on probation after being arrested in 2008 on charges of trafficking methamphetamine, unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of precursor materials, Al.com reports.

But White shares a name with a more popular methamphetamine cook – Breaking Bad's main character, Walter White.