A man was arrested by the police after he posted a photo of himself committing a crime on his Facebook page.
Brandon Ward captioned the shot: “Lmao I’m on TV.”
He was nabbed for taking part in the looting following the Ferguson riots that happened back in November after the death of Michael Brown.
His own mother saw the Facebook post and tipped the Police in Clayton, Missourioff to the incriminating evidence.
The police arrived their home and arrested him subsequently.
A number of dumb criminals have got into trouble because of their social media posts since the platforms became popular and began to be used by law enforcement agencies.
An American man, Levi Charles Reardon, was arrested after he went on Facebook and “liked” his wanted poster on the police page.
Another, Taylor Harrison, 21, of Port St Lucie, was arrested on Thursday, May 8, 2014 after he posted selfies depicting himself sitting in a car shirtless with a pile of drugs and cash in his lap just a few feet away from a sheriff’s squad car.
A teenager was picked up by police in Australia after a Facebook post threatening death to police and other groups.
