Man Arrested After ‘Liking’ His Own Wanted Poster On Facebook

[Rolfe]

Man Arrested After ‘Liking’ His Own Wanted Poster On Facebook

Great Falls, Mont. (CBS SEATTLE) — A Montana man “liked” his own “most wanted” poster on a Crimestoppers Facebook page, which the group was able to capture in a screenshot under his mugshot before he revoked the social media move.

http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2015/05/04/man-arrested-after-liking-his-own-wanted-poster-on-facebook/

Idiot.

 

[Sapper Woody]

That. Is. Awesome.

 

[InTheLight]

Man Arrested After ‘Liking’ His Own Wanted Poster On Facebook

Great Falls, Mont. (CBS SEATTLE) — A Montana man “liked” his own “most wanted” poster on a Crimestoppers Facebook page, which the group was able to capture in a screenshot under his mugshot before he revoked the social media move.

http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2015/05/04/man-arrested-after-liking-his-own-wanted-poster-on-facebook/

Idiot.

How did his "liking" his mugshot help police arrest him?

 

[Sapper Woody]

They saw his profile and could track last logged IP. They might have done it any number of ways. But that (to me) seems the most likely.