London: A wanted criminal who taunted British police on Facebook to "catch me if you can" has been arrested.
Logan Rhys James, of Caerphilly in south Wales, had been on the run for a week after being recalled to jail for breaching his licence.
Gwent Police posted the 19-year-old's mugshot on social media with an appeal for information on his whereabouts.
Just hours later a comment appeared, from James' profile, on the force's Facebook page saying: "Haha catch me if you can wont (sic) see me slipping".
However, the teenager didn't live up to the cocky boast, and was arrested in his home town.
"Logan Rhys James, was arrested in Caerphilly this evening. He is currently in police custody," police said.
Facebook users took delight at the news - which received more than 600 likes on Gwent Police's page.
Michael Tyler wrote: "Hahaha ... looks like the numpty was 'caught slipping' after all."
While Kevin Pearce added: "Bet he will be sobbing in his cell. Well done Gwent Police."
Police said James had been given an eight-month sentence by the courts for affray in June last year.
They can.
They can.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Re: They can.
I bet he's cheesed off
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
Re: They can.
He's a bit of a Glamorgan sausage...
Police have issued their own message to an on-the-run criminal who taunted them on Facebook, after he was arrested and returned to prison.
Logan James poked fun at Gwent Police in his web posting, taunting officers to "catch me if you can". They did.
The 19-year-old from Caerphilly had breached prison release terms after being convicted of a knife attack.
Officers said they would like to thank him for "drawing attention to our efforts to return him to prison".
"This demonstrates our commitment to finding and arresting people who fail to abide by the terms of their release from prison," said Supt Marc Budden.
James was arrested in the Caerphilly area on Sunday evening, and has now been returned to prison custody.
Earlier that day he had bragged to a news agency: "They are not going to be able to catch me - I won't let them. They have been round my mum's house four times a day but I'll be out for at least a month or two before they get me.
"I have only been out for a week so I want to be out a bit longer before going back in. I'm still near my home and I haven't seen any police yet. I have been walking around near home so they're not trying too hard to catch me."
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: They can.
Yes, the best way to make sure that the coppers won't make an effort to capture you is to publicly taunt them...
