Facebook Posts That Got People In Trouble With The Law
#1
Nate Shaw, 20, of Gladstone in the state of South Australia found himself on the wrong side of the law after local police saw a photo of him on Facebook planking on a police cruiser. Shaw was issued a notice to appear on a charge of being found on police property without lawful excuse.
#2
Bahamian authorities arrested American couple over Facebook photos showing the capture, cooking, and consumption of a rare iguana. The couple was found guilty of violating the Convention on International Trade.
#3
Police say that 39-year-old John Forehand, father of a 13-year-old girl, tried to solicit sex from her via Facebook. Going by Bad Daddy, Forehand proposed that they meet for sex, but the girl told her mother, who alerted police. The state Child Predator Unit and Ephrata Police arrested Forehand when he arrived at a predetermined meeting location.
#4
Police arrested Shannon D. Jackson for violating the terms of a protection order against her. Under the terms of the order, Jackson was forbidden from making contact with a certain woman in her city, who claims Jackson defied the order by poking her on Facebook.
#5
After being tipped off by a costumer, Boutique owner Stacey Price used Facebook to track-down shoplifting students by uncovering photos in which one of the suspects posed with the stolen items. The police later arrested and charged the students with stealing at least $200 from Prices boutique.
#6
By posing as a girl on Facebook, Anthony Stancl tricked more than 30 male classmates into sending him nude pics, then used the photos to blackmail them for sex, Stancl was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
#7
After posting this lovely message, Mr. Jacob Cox-Brown was charged with two counts of failing to perform the duties of a driver. Unfortunately, the Facebook post was not sufficient evidence of his intoxication.
#8
Denise New of Arkansas was convicted of misdemeanor harassment for posting inflammatory posts on her sons Facebook page. After an argument, the mother mistakenly made several posts on the boys Facebook page including the following: The only mistake I ever made was having a kid. A judge ordered her to complete classes for parenting and anger-management and pay a fine of $435.
#9
Adam Bauer, 19, accepted a Facebook friend request from an attractive girl he didnt know, shortly after he found himself in front of an officer who was laying out Facebook photos of Bauer holding a beer resulting in a ticket for underage drinking.
#10
Thanks to Facebook, Filipino police arrested Mark Dizon, a man suspected of murdering nine people during a series of three armed robberies. Dizons photos on Facebook were shown to eyewitnesses, who identified Dizon as the one they saw fleeing from one of the murder scenes.
#11
Fugitive Maxi Sopo, who was wanted for bank fraud, fled to Mexico to avoid arrest. However, he started boasting about living in paradise, on Facebook and even friended a former U.S. Justice Department official who helped authorities locate Sopos address and arrest him.
#12
Indonesian teen Farah Nur Arafah was sentenced to 75 days in jail for insulting her romantic rival Felly Fandini via Facebook. Supposedly, Arafah called Fandini a dog and a pig, accused her of being promiscuous and called her fat. Judges found Arafah guilty of defamation.
#13
Inmate Craig Lazie Lynch escaped while serving time for a robbery. Once out, Lynch began posting photos of himself mocking the police on Facebook. Lynchs Facebook profile attracted 40,000 friends but led police straight to him.
#14
Jordan Blackshaw, 20, and Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan, 22, were sentenced to 4 years in prison after using Facebook to try and encourage a riot in England. Blackshaw created a Facebook event for Smash Down in Northwich Town and Sutcliffe-Keenan created a page for The Warrington Riots.
#15
Justin Carter is a 19-year-old who has been in jail since February 2013 due to an allegedly sarcastic Facebook remark which reads: I think Ima shoot up a kindergarten And watch the blood of the innocent rain down And eat the beating heart of one of them. Hes currently awaiting a trial even though he and his family maintain that the Facebook messages were meant to be sarcastic.
#16
Mafia hitman Pasqual Manfredi, aka Scarface was caught by the police thanks to his Facebook activity. Manfredi apparently logged on to Facebook so often that police were able to trace the signal from his Internet key and find his hideout.
#17
Victor Burgos, a criminal on the Most Wanted list, went on Facebook and posted "Catch me if you can! I'm in Brooklyn". Needless to say, the police went to Brooklyn and caught him.
#18
Matthew Woods, A teenager in England was sentenced to three months in jail after making numerous inappropriate comments about April Jones, 5, and Madeleine McCann, 4, who disappeared. Woods Facebook messages included: I woke up this morning in the back of a transit van with two beautiful little girls, I found April in a hopeless place.
#19
Morocco resident Fouad Mourtada created a Facebook profile identifying himself as Prince Moulay Rachid, the Moroccan Kings brother. Consequently, Mourtada was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison for villainous practices and identity fraud.
#20
After 15 years apart, Prince Sagala reconnected with her abducted children on Facebook. Faustino Utrera, the father of Sagalas son and daughter, allegedly took the children from their California home in 1995. After initially contacting her daughter through Facebook, Sagala alerted police, who thanks to Facebook tracked the girl to central Florida and arrested Faustino Utrera.
