Most people spend their birthday blowing out candles. Maxwell McGuire spent his blowing past the law — again.
The 36-year-old parolee celebrated his big day the only way he knows how: by getting arrested. Portsmouth Police caught up with McGuire behind the Portsmouth Little Theater after his parole officer called for backup. Officers had already stopped his car and found fentanyl inside — but, in what sounds like a deleted scene from “COPS: Birthday Edition,” his parole officer said McGuire was being super cooperative.
So, no drug possession charge this time. The fentanyl was “impounded for destruction,” and McGuire got a shiny new charge for — what else? — parole violation #12. That’s right. Twelve. On his 36th birthday. We’re guessing cake wasn’t served at the station.
If you’ve been following McGuire’s antics, you’ll know this is just the latest episode in his long-running series, Breaking All the Rules.
Here’s a binge-worthy recap:
🔹 Since October 2021, when he was released on parole, he’s racked up eight arrests in just one year, four criminal trespass charges, and multiple parole and probation violations.
🔹 May 2023 – Arrested twice in one week at Farley Square, first for allegedly being part of a knife-and-gun brawl in an empty apartment, then for criminal trespass in the same unit.
🔹 August 2023 – Busted again after PMHA security tipped off police.
🔹 November 2022 – The U.S. Marshals slapped him with parole violation, counterfeit, probation violation and escape charges. He spent 71 days in jail.
🔹 July 2024 – Pleaded guilty to grand theft auto. Sentenced to a year in jail.
🔹 December 2024 – Paroled and sent to a halfway house… and promptly violated parole again. He’s now listed as an “offender at large” by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Let’s not forget his greatest hits:
- 2016 – Prison for drug trafficking and assault.
- 2015 – Heroin trafficking and parole violation.
- 2014 – Probation violation.
- 2009 – Aggravated burglary and robbery.
At this point, McGuire’s parole violations could be considered a hobby. Maybe next year he’ll celebrate his birthday somewhere new — like a cell with his name already on it.
Portsmouth’s most arrestable man strikes again — and the calendar says he’s not slowing down.