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August 17, 2012 10:30 AM

Real-Life "Breaking Bad:" Walter White on Alabama's 'most wanted' list for meth charges, police say

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Alabama authorities are searching for real-life Walter White (left) on meth charges. "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston (right) plays Walter White in the popular television crime drama

/ Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office/Wikipedia

(CBS/AP) Tuscaloosa, Ala. - A man who has the same name as the meth-cooking main character of television's "Breaking Bad" is wanted by Alabama authorities for allegedly violating his probation for a past meth conviction.

Walter White, 55, was placed on probation after a 2008 conviction for making methamphetamine, the Tuscaloosa News reported Thursday. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office recently placed White on its most-wanted list after his arrest on similar charges in Bibb County this year.

Actor Bryan Cranston stars in AMC's "Breaking Bad" as Walter White, is a high school chemistry teacher who turns to cooking meth to help support his family after he's diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The show is in its fifth season.


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