The arrest came two days after his appearances finished airing.
When Ketchem showed up to the Goodson offices he was apprehended and taken into custody by local officials.
Sherman said yes, with the knowledge of the Secret Service, and gave him a date and time. Around the same time, Ketchem-claiming that he would be leaving the country on work-related business-called Mark Goodson Productions and asked if he could collect his winnings in person instead of having a check mailed to him, which is the usual standard procedure. He was discovered to have outstanding fraud warrants in Alaska and Indiana, and producer Robert Sherman was contacted by the Secret Service shortly thereafter. Ketchem's arrest came as the result of an investigation started when a bank manager in Anchorage, Alaska, called the United States Secret Service after having seen his episodes.
