Henry Earl on TV, Sept. 23, 2008 on his 1000th arrest. _______________________________________ Posted on Fri, Oct. 17, 2008 Another celeb might go to rehab Internet celebrity Henry Earl has his day in court By Brandon Ortiz The television camera was focused, and press notebooks readied, all to cover a man charged with the petty crime of alcohol intoxication. But this wasn’t just any man. It was only the most famous homeless man in America. “Hey Henry!” Fayette District Judge Megan Lake Thornton said to Henry “James Brown” Earl, the Lexington homeless man who is an Internet celebrity for having reportedly been arrested more than 1300 times. “How you doing?” Earl, 58, responded. Somebody from the audience affectionately cried out, “That’s James Brown!” Thornton has made it a priority to get the most-arrested person in Lexington into rehab to treat his alcoholism. But in a court hearing Thursday, she was told that officials from the Hope Center had yet to interview Earl for a treatment program it offers. Earl told the judge that he’s willing to go to rehab if the Hope Center will accept him. Thornton said she will call the Hope Center to get an interview scheduled. She set his next court date for Oct. 23. If he can’t get treatment, then Earl will go to trial facing a 90-day jail sentence, said his attorney, Stephen Gray McFayden. This time around, at least, Earl says he is innocent. McFayden said police arrested him after he was found sleeping on the back porch of a home …
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