Donnell Brown thought he had avoided local law enforcement last Thursday, posting a status update to the social media network Facebook about his cunning evasion of arrest. This confident bit of bragging served as his undoing, however, as police followed leads from the social media site to his eventual arrest the following evening.
Police were called to a downtown residence for a noise violation, unaware that Donnell, who at the time had an outstanding warrant for ecstasy possession with intent to distribute, was in the residence. Donnell was boastful in his status update, a service Facebook offers allowing users to share their thoughts with friends on the network, declaring “They never gonna catch me!” and continuing with a detailed account of his escape, reportedly vaulting over a balcony when police arrived at the door. According to the suspect, he fled the residence through a back door when officers announced their presence at the apartment, managing to climb over a second story balcony railing and land safely below. Brown was jovial in his comments to friends, and maintained an air of confidence throughout his description of escape.
However, this confidence served to be his undoing as officers were able to question the suspects acquaintances after stumbling upon this evidence themselves. “People rarely consider the consequences of their behaviors online,” police spokesman Zach Friend shared after the arrest. “This communication is not privileged and certainly not private, and in this instance provided the evidence we needed to determine the suspect's location and serve an outstanding warrant”. Donnell was taken into custody following his arrest and awaits arraignment on the aforementioned charges at Santa Cruz county jail.
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