Never Use Facebook When Committing a Burglary

Words to the wise, America: If you consider breaking into someone's home and stealing the victim's items, then take a break to check your social networking account, you may want to log out before making off with the swag. Just ask Jonathan G. Parker, 19, of Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania.

Parker broke into a woman's home in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and stole about $3,500 in diamond rings on August 28. That's bad enough, having your stuff stolen and all that, but to have that same robber sit down and use your computer to check his Facebook account? PRICELESS! Parker wrote on his Facebook page "I'm robbing the house now. LOL!" (or something like that...). A lot of balls doing that, Jon, but you forgot to do one thing, kid.

YOU FORGOT TO TURN THE FUCKING COMPUTER OFF!

That's right, as Parker made off with the two diamond rings, he forgot to log out of his account. Now, with the help of a friend- who Parker allegedly tried to recruit in this burglary- and Parker's fuck up, he's in the Berkeley County Eastern Regional Jail on $10,000 bond, and facing 10 years behind bars.

Click on the title for the story from the Martinsburg Journal

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