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TexasTowelie

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Wed Jan 28, 2015, 06:56 PM Jan 2015

Facebook post lands Mineral Wells man in jail after bragging about his arrest warrants



MINERAL WELLS -- File this one under the category of things best not posted on Facebook.

A 22-year-old Mineral Wells man is behind bars after allegedly posting on his Facebook page that he had more than a dozen warrants out for his arrest.

“So, I have 16 warrants out right now. Lol they know where I’m at tho so, it must not be TOO bad,” Eddie Smith’s Facebook page read on Jan. 20.

That same day, a concerned citizen sent a Facebook message to the Mineral Wells Police Officers Association. Sure enough, investigators looked into the claim and found Smith was wanted on 14 city warrants, according to detective Nick Wells.

Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article8159526.html
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Facebook post lands Mineral Wells man in jail after bragging about his arrest warrants (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2015 OP
This is why I love idiots. DeadLetterOffice Jan 2015 #1
Isn't there a TV show called "stupid criminals" or something like that, maybe he is auditioning NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #2
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