Wanted man turns himself in after losing Facebook bet with police
A wanted Michigan man has turned himself in after losing a bet he made with
police on Facebook.
Michael Zaydel had promised to give himself up to police if
a Facebook post about an existing arrest warrant received more than 1,000
shares.
The cocky 21-year-old even
promised to bring Redford Township Police Department (RTPD) officers a dozen
doughnuts if they were victorious in the challenge.
“I’m not worried about it,” he
wrote. “If your next post gets 1,000 shares I’ll turn myself in with a dozen
doughnuts and that’s a promise.
“And I’ll pick up every piece of
litter around your public schools.”
In a follow-up post, the
department said he “may or may not be a man of his word,” adding, “it is our
experience everyone gets caught at some point. He has drawn a lot of attention
to himself, and that makes it hard to hide from reality.”
The fugitive eventually
surrendered to police, fulfilling his promise by arriving at the station with
doughnuts and a bagel.
“Zaydel made good on his promise
to turn himself in to RTPD for his outstanding warrants,” the department
said.
“He walked in on his own, and not
only did he bring the doughnuts, he brought one bagel! We would again like to
express our gratitude for the support of all who followed this, shared it, and
left us positive feedback.”
Mr Zaydel was sentenced to 39
days in jail after pleading guilty to breaking the terms of his probation.
A wanted Michigan man has turned himself in after losing a bet he made with
police on Facebook.
Michael Zaydel had promised to give himself up to police if
a Facebook post about an existing arrest warrant received more than 1,000
shares.
The cocky 21-year-old even
promised to bring Redford Township Police Department (RTPD) officers a dozen
doughnuts if they were victorious in the challenge.
“I’m not worried about it,” he
wrote. “If your next post gets 1,000 shares I’ll turn myself in with a dozen
doughnuts and that’s a promise.
“And I’ll pick up every piece of
litter around your public schools.”
In a follow-up post, the
department said he “may or may not be a man of his word,” adding, “it is our
experience everyone gets caught at some point. He has drawn a lot of attention
to himself, and that makes it hard to hide from reality.”
The fugitive eventually
surrendered to police, fulfilling his promise by arriving at the station with
doughnuts and a bagel.
“Zaydel made good on his promise
to turn himself in to RTPD for his outstanding warrants,” the department
said.
“He walked in on his own, and not
only did he bring the doughnuts, he brought one bagel! We would again like to
express our gratitude for the support of all who followed this, shared it, and
left us positive feedback.”
Mr Zaydel was sentenced to 39
days in jail after pleading guilty to breaking the terms of his probation.
Source: The Telegraph
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