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A 20-year-old man has been arrested after being accused of throwing coins and yelling 'f*** the Jews' at Dave Portnoy.
Over the weekend, Portnoy was targeted with anti-Semitic abuse in Starkville, Mississippi before a college football game between Mississippi State and Georgia.
While doing one of his typical pizza reviews, a passerby interrupted a pizza review and shouted: 'Hey f*** the Jews, f*** you Dave.'
Portnoy looked understandably shocked at the vile comment, as the crowd that had gathered around him immediately turned around and condemned the abuse.
Just days later, 20-year-old Patrick McClintock has been arrested over the matter and was charged with 'disturbing the peace'.
Officers became aware of the viral shortly after it occurred and issued an arrest warrant for McClintock, according to TMZ.
A man has been arrested for allegedly yelling a 'f*** the Jews' at Dave Portnoy last week
20-year-old Patrick McClintock's mugshot was released on Monday, after police sent out an arrest warrant following the viral clip, which occurred while Portnoy was doing a pizza review
McClintock's mugshot was released on Monday and it showed the 20-year-old staring blankly down the lens of the camera in a buttoned-down shirt.
According to the outlet, he was subsequently processed and released.
Brandon Lovelady - Public Information Officer for the Starkville Police Department - told TMZ: 'Every person has the right to feel safe and respected in our community.
Offensive words alone are protected, but when behavior disrupts a public event or risks violence, the Starkville Police Department will take steps to help maintain safety and security.
'The State of Mississippi allows courts to impose enhanced penalties if a violation meets the criteria for bias-motivated or discriminatory reasons. This remains under investigation.'
DailyMail.com has approached Dave Portnoy's representatives and the Starkville Police Department for comment.
After the anti-Semitic slur was hurled at Portnoy, the Barstool boss was heard confronting McClintock. 'Why don't you come in the camera, buddy?', he said.
Portnoy then walked up to the heckler and they appeared to exchange words which were not caught on the video that has appeared on social media. The exchange did, however, appear to be filmed by Portnoy's own cameraman.
Portnoy confronted the apparent abuser who left as other passers by called him out
Portnoy was also targeted by antisemtic abuse this year while he was filming in Toronto
There was also plenty of pushback among the crowd that had gathered to watch Portnoy's pizza review in person.
One woman can be heard saying 'that was awful' while a man shouted at the heckler: 'F*** you, get out of here.'
It is sadly not the first time in recent months where Portnoy has been targeted with such disgraceful abuse over his faith.
When the 48-year-old was filming a pizza review outside of Terrazza in Toronto in June, a passer-by yelled out 'f*** the Jews' from a car.
'There we go,' Portnoy said, before being left furious that members of the crowd that had gathered around him on that day laughed at the incident.
'What are you guys f***ing laughing about?' Portnoy shouted. They quickly fell silent, with Portnoy adding: 'Exactly.'
A month before the Canada incident, Portnoy was embroiled in another Anti-Semitic scandal, after a bottle service worker was filmed holding a sign that read 'F*** the Jews' at the Barstool Sports bar in Philadelphia.
Portnoy immediately fired two waitresses and identified the people allegedly responsible for ordering the sign - one being Temple University student Mo Khan.
