Twitter explodes as hottest female felon mugshots go viral

A Twitter account dedicated to posting mugshots of "hot" female felons has gone viral, amassing over 200,000 followers.

The images were uploaded to 'mugshawtys' account, receiving a barrage of 'likes' and comments, prompting women to send in requests of their own in hope of obtaining internet fame, The Sun reports.

Photo / Instagram, Mugshawtys

Photo / Instagram, Mugshawtys

The owner of the account, 24-year-old electrician Josh Jeffery from California, said he also sources the photos from a publicly-available database, resulting in several featured women getting in touch to promote their social media accounts or fundraisers for their bail money.

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"A lot of people send me their own mugshots — I get probably 15 to 20 plus (direct messages) a day of different ones," he told the New York Post.

"A lot of what I post is submissions."

Photo / Instagram, Mugshawtys

Photo / Instagram, Mugshawtys

Despite an overwhelming positive reaction to the account and its posts, a few Twitter users have questioned the account.

"I get random people all the time saying, 'Oh, this isn't right'. I can see where they're coming from," he said. "If there's anybody that doesn't want their picture on there, I take it down with no questions asked.

"I don't put information out there if the (women) don't want it."

Photo / Instagram, Mugshawtys

Photo / Instagram, Mugshawtys

Jeffery said he intends to donate any money the account does eventually make to charities helping those in the criminal justice system.

"Our justice system is a joke," he said, adding that he often sees cases, particularly those involving marijuana, in which he doesn't think incarceration or charges are necessary.