GREENWOOD COUNTY, S.C. — A day after a viral Facebook post earned a man praise from around the world for his generosity to some Girl Scouts, he was arrested on federal drug charges, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration officials.
A South Carolina woman who manages cookie sales for Troop 1574, shared a picture Friday of the man, later identified as Detric McGowan, with two of the Scouts, saying: "This man purchased seven packs of cookies. Gave the girls $40, told them to keep the change. Then he came back to the table and said 'pack up all of your cookies. I'm taking them all so y'all can get out of this cold.' $540 he spent on cookies. What an amazing soul!!!! #troop1574 #kindheart #thatgreenville #greenvillesc"
By Monday afternoon, the post had gone viral, with 6,200 shares, 17,000 reactions and 777 comments, all of them thanking him and praising his generosity.
The story took a very dark turn Tuesday when the Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed the cookie buyer, McGowan, was arrested along with 10 other people in the bust of a major drug conspiracy.
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Will the GS turn in the money he spent on their cookies? Nope!
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of munchies.
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