But one man in Harworth, Nottinghamshire, England really stunk things up when he decided to run from the police and into a wooded area on May 7th.

Bad idea, dude – that hardly ever even works on cop shows and they have to keep up the plot for at least an hour! And then when they catch you, they’re in an even worse mood because of the unplanned workout.

The suspect was “wanted for two matters,” which is the British way of saying he really screwed up – even before he decided to evade them. (We imagine he’s now facing a charge for a third “matter.”)

But, as usual, the cops sniffed him out. Just not how you’d think.

In fact, they didn’t even need a K-9 unit for this. The human nose would do just fine.

While leading police on a foot chase into the woods isn’t exactly the perfect escape, you would think it could provide some cover for a little while.

Unless you had beans for lunch. Then you’re doomed.

Here’s what the West Bassetlaw Police had to say about their evening:

In case you didn’t get the drift because it was too polite, we can translate it into American for you:

The guy farted so loud it gave away his location.

Now that’s embarrassing.

And not only did he get himself arrested, but he also got another fugitive hiding in the same place arrested as well! A twofer!

And we imagine THAT guy was doubly upset at the felonious farter because he had to stew in the same air with the backside confession in the moments leading up to the arrest.

That’s just rude.

While the name of the alleged criminal mastermind hasn’t been released, according to BBC News, the report following the incident said that Nottinghamshire Police arrested a 35-year-old man for failing to appear in court and a 30-year old man in relation to “other matters.”

One of the pursuing officers said, “I was almost out of wind running but luckily [the suspect] still had some.”

Nice one.

Prior to their stinky seizure, they had been made their way to a nearby home where they were hiding behind a fireplace. That’s where they were eventually apprehended.

We’re sure that’s going to be one heck of an arraignment when the evading arrest charge comes up. We’ll assume that at least one person will crack a smile in that courtroom.

Believe it or not, this isn’t even the first time someone’s bum betrayed them when they were running from the law!

Fox 2 News in Detroit reported in July 2019 that officers in the ironically-named Liberty, Missouri were searching for a person wanted on a felony warrant for possession of a controlled substance when a very noisy fart led them right to the suspect.

Law-abiding citizens can only be grateful when a suspect is this easy to capture. We’re not sure if these “gentlemen” knew they were about to blow their cover or if the secret was simply too much to keep in anymore.

What we do know is that they should have been more careful about what they ate that day.