Man arrested after posting his wanted poster to Facebook

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Monday, September 5, 2016
A Florida man uses a wanted sign for his own arrest
A Florida man uses a wanted sign for his own arrest

It's an odd story of confession. A Florida man uses a "wanted sign" for his own arrest as his Facebook profile picture.

Police began looking for 'Mack Yearwood' after officers were called to a home this week for reports of a battery.

During their search they decided to look the guy up on social media.

That's when Yearwood's own Facebook profile picture alerted them.

"They went on Facebook and found that he had open warrants from another county," said Stuart Police Sgt Heather Rothe.

But that's not all. Somebody commented on the picture, warning Yearwood, saying she wished he would take it down because the cops use Facebook now.

His response: At least they won't come get me in Tennessee, which is where Yearwood lives.

The next day police arrested the man.